Greek List by TLG Frequency

1-100
Numbers (ordinal and cardinal) 1-10, 20, 30,

it is necessary, one must, one ought (+ acc.

100

and infin.)

- - good, virtuous, brave, noble

lack, miss, stand in need of (+ gen.)

but

surely, really, now, in fact, indeed (gives

- - other; otherwise
generalizes dependent clauses with the
subjunctive; makes independent clauses less
real (contrary to fact)
up, on(+gen., dat., acc.)
, man
-, / human being
- - all together
from (+gen.)
so then
-, beginning, origin; rule, empire,

greater exactness to the words it influences)

through, during, because of (+ gen., acc.)
give
think, suppose, imagine (+ acc. and
infin.); seem, seem good; (impers.) it
seems to me
(Dep.) to be able, capable, can
-, power
= +
- - him/her/itself
, (pl.) I, we

realm; magistracy

, if

- - self, same, s/he/it

to be, to exist

for, because

to say, speak (aor., cp. , )

at least, at any rate (qualifying the word it

into, to, towards (+acc.)

follows)
, earth
be born; take place, come to pass,
become
and, but

, from, out of (+gen.)

- - each
- - that person or thing; . .
. the former . . . the latter

 in, among (+dat.)

after, since, when
at (+ gen.); on (+ dat.); on to, against (+

(on its own) indeed; (with ) on the one

hand
-, part, share

acc.)

with (+gen.), after (+acc.)

- - other

not ( with indicative verbs)

still

- - small, little, short

have, hold

- - alone, single

or, than

, now

-, day

the

-, , god, goddess

this

put in motion, let go, shoot; (mid.)

- - such as, of what sort, like,

hasten, rush

(exclam.) what a!, how! ; (+ inf.) fit or

and, also, even

- - bad, wicked, cowardly
call, summon
- - beautiful, noble, honorable
down, downwards (+ gen. or acc.)
-, lord, master
take, grasp, seize; receive, get
say, speak, recount; pick up, collect,

able to
- - whole, entire, complete
- - like, resembling
see
who, which, that
- - however much
any one who, any thing which
because, that

count

but not

-, word, speech, discourse;

no one, nothing

thought, reason, account

more, rather
big

therefore, so
and not
this

 in this way

and; . . . both . . . and

from (+gen.), beside (+dat.), to (+acc.)

someone, something; who? what?

every, all
around, about (+gen., dat., acc.)
make, produce, cause, do; (mid.)
consider, reckon
-, a city
much, many
to (+dat.), in addition to (+acc.)
- - before, earlier
, , (pl.) , you
-, body

which?
such as this
by (+gen), under (+gen., dat.), down
under (+acc.)
say
, nature
produce
as, since, so that (+subj./opt.); (indirect
statement) that, to
just as, as if
that (result)

101-250
lead, carry, bring; celebrate (a festival),
pass (time)
-, brother
always
-, cause, origin; charge, accusation
- - responsible, guilty
hear

- - both
-, necessity
opposite (+gen.)
- - worthy
-, excellence
-, number
to begin (+ gen.); to lead, rule, govern

- true

(+ gen.)

(oblique cases only) one another

, king

at the same time

-, life

 will, wish, be willing, prefer;

anyone who likes
-, race, family; kind, class
come to know, learn; judge,
think, or determine that (+ acc. and infin.)
write
, woman
show, point out
- - visible, clear, manifest
show
carry in different ways, spread;
differ; (impers.) it makes a difference
to (+ dat.)
- - just
-, opinion, judgment; reputation,

- - opposite
be like (+dat.), be likely, seem
-, work, achievement, exploit
ask, ask one about (+ double acc.)
come, go
, year
straight; (adv.) immediately
find
live
-, living being, animal
truly (emphasizes what follows)
(Dep.) lead; consider
already

honor, glory

-, sun

wish, be willing

-, the sea

I saw

- - ones own; peculiar, separate,

-, form, shape, figure; class, kind,

distinct

sort

- - holy, venerated, divine

I will go

in order that (conj.); where (rel. adv.)

then, next

- - equal, the same as (+ dat.); (adv.)

eitheror
- - each of two

equally, probably, perhaps

set up, establish; stop, check; stand,
stand up, rise up

- smaller, less

-, the right time

- - my, mine

= even if

 to lie, be situated, be laid up in store, be

set up, be established or ordained (used as perf.
pass. of )
order
-, head
set in motion, move, rouse

-, custom, tradition, law

to know; to know how to (+ infin.)
- - domestic, of the house; ones
own; fitting, suitable
inhabit, occupy
, think, suppose, imagine (+ acc.

- - common, shared, mutual

and infin.)

-, circle, ring, orb, disc, circular

- - few, little, small

motion
- - remaining
most, most of all; (in replies)
certainly
-, magnitude
to think of doing, intend to do, be
about to do
however, of course
- - middle, in the middle, moderate;

-, name; fame
call by name
how, as, so that
- - upright, straight, true, regular
the very one who, the very
thing which
= +
when

, midst

not (with indicative verbs)

as far as (+ gen.), until

, substance, property, essence

and not

-, incident, accident, misfortune,

no one
[emphasizes preceding particle]
and not
, ship
hold, consider, believe; hold as a
custom, be accustomed to do (+ infin.)

experience; passion, emotion; state, condition

, / son, daughter, child; slave
back, backwards
be present, be ready or at hand;
(impers.) it depends on me, is in
my power
provide

 suffer, experience, be affected in a

certain way (+ adv.)
, father
persuade, win over; (mid. and pass.)
obey, believe in, trust in (+ dat.)

, fire
-, sign
- - your, yours (sing.)
meet, come to an agreement,
correspond; happen, occur, come to pass; turn

drink

out in a certain way (+ adv.), result

- - most, greatest, largest (cp.

with (+dat.)

)
, more, larger; (adv.)
more, rather
sail
, crowd
-, wind, breath, spirit
- - hostile; the
enemy
- war
often
-, river
at some time, once; when?
, foot
-, thing; (pl.) circumstances,

- - quick
, end, fulfillment, achievement
to put, place; establish, ordain, institute;
put in a certain state
therefore
-, place, topic
- -() so large, so much
then
-, way, manner, fashion; way of
life, habit, custom
hit, light upon, meet by chance
(+gen.); reach, gain, obtain; happen to be
(+part.); happen to be at a place
, water

affairs, business

-, son

do, achieve, accomplish; do or fare

- - your, yours (pl.)

in a certain way (+ adv.)

exist, be, belong to;

before, in front of (+gen.)

existing circumstances

- - first; (adv.) in the

for (+gen), beyond (+acc.)

first place

 - - coming after, following (+

, hand

gen.); next, later; (adv.) afterwards

(Dep.) use, experience, suffer (+dat.);

bring to light, make appear, explain;

treat someone in a certain way (+ dat. and

(pass.) come to light, be seen, appear, appear

adv.)

to be (+ infin.)

it is fated, necessary

bear, carry, bring, fetch; carry off or

-, time

away; come now, well

, land; place

- - beloved, dear

-, breath, soul

watch, guard, defend

oh!

-, splendor, honor, glory; favor,

goodwill, gratitude, thanks

251-500
report, tell
-, contest
to do wrong; injure
- unjust
- impossible
-, blood
take, grasp, take by force; (mid.) choose
take up, raise, lift up
perceive, understand, hear, learn
ugly, shameful, disgraceful
ask, ask for, ask a question of, beg
-, truth
to be taken, conquered

miss, fail, be wrong, make a

mistake
better, abler, stronger, braver
about, around
raise, take up; kill, destroy
without (+ gen.)
up
consider worthy
set free, release, deliver
singly, in one way
give back; render; allow
die

 separate, set apart; (mid.) answer,

reply

-, tongue; language
-, thought, intelligence, opinion,

kill

purpose

kill, destroy; (mid.) perish, die

-, letter, written character;

particle introducing a question

-, money
best, noblest
, again
at once, immediately
take from, take away
send forth, let go, loose; utter (words);

(pl.) piece of writing, documents

-, a drawing, writing; indictment
-, , spirit, god, demon
fear
- - awesome, terrible
-, master
take, accept; welcome, entertain

leave alone, neglect

-, people

come to, arrive at

destroy

walk, come, go

-, difference, disagreement

throw; hit (with) (+ acc.)

teach

- barbarous, not Greek, foreign

-, right, justice, custom; lawsuit, trial,

heavy, grievous, tiresome

- better (comp. of )
see, look
come to the aid of, assist (+ dat.)
take counsel, deliberate, resolve
-, will, determination; counsel,
piece of advice; council of elders, senate
, / bull, ox, cow
- - brief, short

penalty
pursue
-, slave
do
- - able
allow, permit (+ acc. and infin.); let be,
let alone
-, nation
, likelihood, probability

 -, peace

- - our

there

- less, weaker

drive, set in motion

-, death

- - free

to be in awe of, be astonished at

-, hope

- - divine

because of (+gen.)

to die, be dying

there

, daughter

here, there

-, soul, spirit

outside; except

sacrifice

then, next

- - sufficient

-, knowledge

, horseman, rider, charioteer

follow

-, horse

, word

- - strong

to work, labor

set down, establish; bring into a

ask
well
- - hated, hateful; hostile (+ dat.)
until; while
seek
, guide, leader,
commander
-, pleasure, enjoyment
- - sweet
to have come, to be present

certain state, render

and indeed, and yet
seize, catch up with, arrest,
compel
equip, furnish, make ready
to speak against, to accuse
-, danger
take care of, provide for
-, order; ornament, decoration,
adornment; world, universe

 be victorious, conquer, rule, surpass,

excel (+gen.)
- stronger, mightier; better, more
excellent
judge, decide, determine

, mother
mix
remind; (in perfect middle)
remember
- - countless; 10,000;

(Dep.) get, gain, acquire

- 10,000, a countless amount

hinder, check, prevent (+ acc. and

indeed, yes (used in strong affirmation)

infin.)
talk, chatter, babble
- - bright, brilliant; wellknown, illustrious
escape the notice of (+ acc. and
participle), be unknown; (mid. and pass.)
forget
, the people, folk
leave, abandon
-, stone
loosen, unbind; undo, destroy; atone for
- - long, tall, large, long-lasting
very, very much
learn
, / witness
-, battle
to fight
stay, remain, endure, await
between

, temple
- - young, new, fresh
-, island
conquer, win
-, victory
, mind, perception, sense
-, disease
, night
-, guest-friend; foreigner, stranger
-, road
from where
-, building, house, dwelling
-, house, home, family
agree
nevertheless, all the same
- - sharp, keen, shrill, pungent
-, weapon, tool, implement
(mostly pl.)

 wherever

except (+gen.)

set in motion, urge on; (intr.) start,

-, creator, poet

hasten on
-, mountain, hill
no longer
surely then (inviting assent to an
inference)
-, sky, heaven
-, eye

- - what sort of?

make war
-, constitution, citizenship,
republic
- - worthless, bad
-, work; stress, trouble, pain
carry; (mid. and pass) go, walk,

- - old

march

altogether, in all ways; at any rate

- - which of the two? (adv.)

altogether, entirely
transmit, hand over, surrender
get ready, prepare, provide
-, fatherland
stop, put an end to; (mid.) cease
(usually mid. ) attempt,
try, make a trial of (+ gen.)

whether
somewhere; , where?
-, action
, old man; (pl.)
ambassadors
before, until; formerly
- belonging to,
befitting; relatives;

send

o duties

very much, however much (enclitic,

add; (med.) join

adding force to the word to which it is added)

fall, fall down

-, face, mask, person

learn, hear, inquire concerning

trust, rely on, believe in (+ dat.)

(+ gen.)

-, trust in others, faith; that

in any way; how?

which gives confidence, assurance, pledge,

guarantee

- - easy

 - clear

finish; die

look at, watch; look into, consider,

cut, cut down, cut to pieces

examine
- - wise
, pl. and stadion or
stade, the longest Greek unit of linear

-, art, skill
to give birth
to honor

measure, about 185 meters

-, value, honor

-, mouth

such as this, such as

-, general
-, or -, army
-, soldier
- allied with (+dat.);
allies
benefit, be useful or profitable to
(+dat.); (impers.) it is of use,
expedient (+ infin.); use, profit,
advantage
-, event, circumstance,
misfortune
-, form, figure, appearance,

follows
dare
turn, direct towards a thing; put to
flight, defeat; (pass.) turn ones steps in a
certain direction, go
nourish, feed, support, maintain, rear,
educate
-, nourishment, food
-, luck, fortune (good or bad), fate,
chance
take up, seize; answer, reply;
assume, suppose

character

- - clear, evident

save

flee, run away

-, safety

put to flight; (mid. and pass.) flee, fear

-, arrangement, order

-, panic, fear, flight

arrange

tell, declare; (mid. and pass.) think

, wall

think, intend to (+ infin.), be minded

-, child

towards (+ adv. and dat.)

 , sound, voice
, light
to be happy, rejoice at (+ dat.); ,
(pl.) hello, goodbye
- - difficult, troublesome
of copper or
bronze
-/ worse, inferior
-, thing, (pl.) money
useful,
serviceable
, place, spot, district
apart, separately
thus, in this way; hither, here