Elementary Greek Vocabulary

Coordinated with Mounce, Basics of Biblical Greek (2d ed.)

and with two common sets of vocabulary cards (Gromacki and Mounce)
by Rodney J. Decker, Th.D. (v. 2.0, 2006)

Card Number
Gromacki / Mounce Greek Word Freq/NT Gloss

Ch. 04 [ 26 words]
9999 1 73 Abraham

7 2 175 angel, messenger

55 3 129 amen, truly, verily, “so let it be”

80 4 550 man, mankind, person, people, human being, humankind

105 5 80 apostle, envoy, messenger

9999 6 61 Galilee

184 7 50 writing, Scripture

9999 8 59 David

242 9 166 glory, majesty, fame

259 10 1,725 I

352 11 52 last

380 12 135 life

400 13 1,317 god, God

441 14 9,153 and, even, also

450 15 156 heart, inner self

497 16 186 world, universe, people (who live in the world)

532 17 330 word, statement, message (written or oral; ctr. ῥῆμα)

9999 18 158 Paul

9999 19 156 Peter

9999 20 55 Pilate

746 21 379 spirit, Spirit, wind, breath

787 22 144 prophet

805 23 68 Sabbath, week

9999 24 75 Simon

955 25 139 sound, voice, noise

9999 26 529 Christ, Messiah

Pay attention to the punctuation in the gloss column; as in a lexicon, semicolons and commas are significant in
categorizing semantic ranges. In the Gromacki card # column, an entry of ‘9999’ indicates a word that does not have a card
in that set. This is usually (but not always) a proper name.
Errata are welcome; see <http://faculty.bbc.edu/rdecker/contact.htm> to submit them to me. Thanks.
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Card Number
Gromacki / Mounce Greek Word Freq/NT Gloss

Ch. 06 [ 13 words]
4 27 116 love

48 28 155 other, another

133 29 5,595 1. he, she, it, they (pl); 2. him/her/itself; 3. same

147 30 162 kingdom

191 31 2,792 but, and

303 32 2,752 (prep+dat) in, on, among

347 33 169 work, deed, action

443 34 85 season, time

606 35 147 now; (subst) the present

611 36 19,870 the

650 37 1,296 because, that, since

652 38 1,606 not

989 39 106 hour, occasion, moment

Ch. 07 [ 15 words]
53 40 173 sin

120 41 55 beginning, ruler

166 42 1,041 for

521.1 43 613 he/she/it said

269 44 1,768 (prep+acc) into, in, among

314 45 102 authority, right, power

361 46 76 gospel, good news

9999 47 917 Jesus, Joshua

512 48 717 lord, Lord, master, sir

567 49 1,042 not, lest

660 50 273 heaven, sky

662 51 1,388 this, this one, these (pl)

844 52 1,069 you (singular)

914 53 377 son, descendant

994 54 83 so that

Ch. 08 [ 20 words]
46 55 638 but, yet, except

94 56 646 (prep+gen) from

210 57 667 (prep+gen) through; (prep+acc) on account of, because of

267 58 2,460 I am, exist, live, am present

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Card Number
Gromacki / Mounce Greek Word Freq/NT Gloss
271 59 914 (prep+gen) out of, from

389 60 389 day

267.2 61 413 he/she/it was

391 62 91 lake, sea

392 63 120 death

426 64 663 in order that, that (governs subjunctive)

9999 65 135 John

521 66 2,354 I say, speak

561 67 469 (prep+gen) with; (prep+acc) after

620 68 93 house

620 69 114 house

667 70 175 crowd, multitude

677 71 194 (prep+gen) from; (prep+dat) beside, near, in the presence of; (prep+acc)
alongside of, by, near
678 72 50 parable

774 73 700 (prep+acc) to, toward, with

924 74 220 (prep+gen) by; (prep+acc) under, below

Ch. 09 [ 17 words]
1 75 102 good; kind, generous; useful, beneficial; (substantival) that which is good,
the good person/thing
5 76 61 beloved

32 77 71 eternal

47 78 100 of one another (never occurs in nom or in sing)

100.1 79 82 he/she/it answered

245 80 124 servant, slave (male)

252 81 351 if (governs subjunctive)

300 82 76 my, mine

309 83 67 commandment

440 84 182 as, even as, just as

444 85 50 bad, evil

259.1 86 677 my (gen of ἐγώ)

591 87 128 dead; dead body, corpse (subst)

732 88 67 faithful, dependable, believing

756 89 78 evil, wicked, bad

789 90 155 first, earlier

905 91 56 third
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Card Number
Gromacki / Mounce Greek Word Freq/NT Gloss

Ch. 10 [ 15 words]
10 92 233 holy (adj), saints (plural used as noun)

263 93 503 if, whether (governs indicative mood)

263.1 94 86 except, if not (idiom)

270 95 344 one, 1

385 96 61 already, now

632 97 231 name, reputation

655 98 234 no one, nothing, none

701 99 1,244 every, each (sing); all (pl)

716 100 333 (prep+gen) about, concerning; (prep+acc) around

809 101 147 flesh, (maybe?) body; sinful nature (“ethical” use)

849 102 128 (prep+dat) with

866 103 142 body

877 104 99 child, descendant

894 105 525 some/certain/any-one, or -thing (indefinite pronoun)

895 106 555 who? what? which? why? (interrogative pronoun)

Ch. 11 [ 21 words]
17 107 343 brother (as term of Christian relationship may refer to men and/or women)

58 108 167 then [often not translated]

77 109 216 man, male, husband

280 110 114 assembly, church

297 111 53 hope

315 112 63 without (adv.); outside (prep. + gen.)

326 113 890 (prep+gen) on, over, when; (prep+dat) on the basis of, at; (prep+acc) on, to,
against
388 114 864 we

397 115 62 will, what is willed or desired (not a legal “last will & testament”!), desire

418 116 29 look! see! behold! take notice! (interjection)

418 117 200 behold! see! lo! (interjection)

447 118 100 good, beautiful

574 119 83 mother

654 120 143 and not, not even, neither, nor

705 121 413 father

731 122 243 faith, belief

913 123 76 water

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Card Number
Gromacki / Mounce Greek Word Freq/NT Gloss
915 124 1,840 you (plural)

956 125 73 light

962 126 155 grace, favor, kindness

988 127 61 here, hither

Ch. 12 [ 15 words]
31 128 122 age, eternity

227 129 59 teacher

363 130 51 immediately, then, next

375 131 146 until (conj); as far as (prep+gen)

539 132 261 disciple

556 133 179 on the one hand, indeed (often: μέν ... δέ)

569 134 114 no one, nothing

585 135 114 only, alone

637 136 53 (subjunctive) in order that, that, how

645 137 110 as great as, as many as, as much as

658 138 499 then, therefore

665 139 100 eye, sight

675 140 141 again

767 141 93 foot (= body part, not measurement!)

922 142 150 (prep+gen) in behalf of, for, in place of; (prep+acc) above, more than

Ch. 13 [ 13 words]
188 143 215 woman, wife

232 144 92 righteousness

250 145 75 twelve, 12

253 146 319 of himself, herself, itself (sing); themselves (pl)

279 147 265 that (one/man/woman/thing); those... (pl)

382 148 343 or, than

441.1 149 84 and I, but I; I also; I in particular; if I (“crasis” form, = καί + ἐγώ); κἀμοί (dat)
and κἀμέ (acc) also occur a few times
540 150 50 blessed, happy

551 151 243 great, large

753 152 162 city

755 153 416 much (sing), many (pl); (adv) often

798 154 103 how?

811 155 77 sign (this word often refers to a miracle, but it should not be translated as
such; cf. δύναμις and τέρας)
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Card Number
Gromacki / Mounce Greek Word Freq/NT Gloss

Ch. 14 [ 18 words]
41 156 109 truth

268 157 92 peace

310 158 94 (prep+gen) before, in front of, in the sight of

317 159 52 promise

343 160 88 seven, 7

409 161 62 throne

9999 162 77 Jerusalem

452 163 473 (prep+acc) according to, throughout, during; (prep+gen) down, against

477 164 75 head

613 165 101 road, way (as in “highway”)

644 166 1,365 who, which

649 167 103 when

663 168 208 thus, so, in this manner

743 169 68 boat, ship

801 170 68 word, saying (often oral instead of written; ctr. λόγος)

876 171 215 and (so), so

964 172 177 hand, arm, finger

986 173 103 life, soul, self

Ch. 16 [ 11 words]
36 174 428 I hear (unmarked mng.); learn, obey, understand (metaphorical mngs. in
appropriate contexts)
156 175 133 I see, look at

374 176 708 I have, hold

538 177 42 I loose, set free, untie; I destroy, bring to an end, abolish

602 178 194 law, principle

635 179 82 where, whither

730 180 241 I believe, trust, have faith in

784 181 76 face, appearance

900 182 160 then, thereafter

910 183 50 blind

959 184 59 joy, delight

Ch. 17 [ 11 words]
3 185 143 I love

189 186 63 demon

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Card Number
Gromacki / Mounce Greek Word Freq/NT Gloss
379 187 117 I seek, desire

446 188 148 I call, name, invite

516 189 296 I speak, say

616 190 318 I know, understand

648 191 123 when, whenever (usually governs subjunctive)

735 192 55 larger, more

740 193 86 I fill, fulfill, complete

749 194 568 I do, make

888 195 70 I keep, guard, observe

Ch. 18 [ 10 words]
100 196 231 I answer

193 197 101 it is necessary

246 198 210 I am able/powerful

349 199 634 I come, go

607 200 61 night

646 201 153 whoever, whatever, whichever

757 202 153 I go, proceed

850 203 59 I gather together, invite

898 204 94 place, location

990 205 504 1. as, like, when, that, how; about, approximately (with numerals)

Ch. 19 [ 10 words]
148 206 115 king

169 207 97 I beget, bear (not in the sense ‘carry’), give birth to, produce

376 208 140 I live

9999 209 43 Judea

9999 210 195 Jewish (adj.); Jew (noun, predominate use in the NT)

9999 211 68 Israel

451 212 66 fruit, crop; (metaphorical) result

551.1 213 26 greater (comp. adj. of μέγας)

624 214 109 (adj) whole, complete; (adv) entirely

781 215 60 I worship

Ch. 20 [ 16 words]
25 216 101 I take up, take away

101 217 74 I kill

104 218 132 I send, send away

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Card Number
Gromacki / Mounce Greek Word Freq/NT Gloss
143 219 77 I immerse, dip, baptize

175 220 222 I know, perceive, realize, learn

176 221 50 tongue, language

257 222 144 I raise up, wake

275 223 81 I cast out, throw out, send out

277 224 105 there, in that place

504 225 114 I judge, decide

519 226 142 people (not “crowd,” though it can refer to such in some contexts; save the
English “crowd” for ὄχλος)
557 227 118 I abide, remain, live

639 228 454 I see, notice

825 229 51 wisdom

840 230 78 mouth

865 231 106 I save, deliver, rescue

Ch. 21 [ 9 words]
35 232 90 I follow, accompany

228 233 97 I teach

325 234 56 I ask, ask for, ask a question, request, demand

350 235 63 I ask, entreat, request

398 236 208 I wish, will, desire

720 237 95 I walk; (metaphorical) I live

851 238 56 synagogue, meeting

9999 239 98 Pharisee

976 240 54 time

Ch. 22 [ 14 words]
96 241 111 I die

119 242 97 bread, loaf, food

142 243 122 I throw

173 244 250 earth, land, region

174 245 669 I become, I am, exist, be born

349.3 246 194 I come in(to), go in(to), enter

349.4 247 218 I go out

355 248 93 even, still, yet

367 249 176 I find

517 250 258 I receive, take

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Card Number
Gromacki / Mounce Greek Word Freq/NT Gloss
654 251 87 not, no, nor, neither (adv)

776 252 86 I come/go to, approach

778 253 85 I pray

794 254 71 fire

Ch. 23 [ 8 words]
349.1 255 117 I go away, depart

123 256 86 (act.) I rule; (mid.) I begin

185 257 191 I write

236 258 53 wherefore, therefore, for this reason

243 259 61 I glorify, praise, honor

247 260 119 power (this word often refers to a miracle, but it should not be translated as
such; cf. σημεῖον and τέρας)
479 261 61 I preach, proclaim

728 262 73 I drink

Ch. 24 [ 8 words]
16 263 67 I lead, bring

23 264 97 blood

272 265 82 each, every

425 266 60 garment, cloak

643 267 63 mountain, hill

917 268 79 I depart, go away

944 269 95 I fear, am afraid

958 270 74 I rejoice

Ch. 25 [ 3 words]
28 271 70 I ask, request, demand

543 272 81 more, rather

545 273 76 I bear witness, testify

Ch. 27 [ 14 words]
60 274 82 I go up, come up

121 275 122 chief priest, high priest

198 276 54 right (opposite of ‘left’; not “correct”)

249 277 135 two, 2

354 278 98 other, another, different

360 279 54 I preach/bring good news (...the gospel)

403 280 58 I behold, look at

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Card Number
Gromacki / Mounce Greek Word Freq/NT Gloss
9999 281 62 Jerusalem (on various Gk. spellings, see: <http://faculty.bbc.
edu/rdecker/jerusalem.htm>
437 282 91 I sit (down); (metaphorical) I live

141.1 283 81 I go down, come down

651 284 24 where (adv)

684 285 109 I beseech, comfort, exhort, urge, call

708 286 52 I persuade

902 287 68 three, 3

Ch. 28 [ 8 words]
128 288 59 I greet, salute

183 289 63 scribe

940.1 290 43 he/she/it was saying (or: ... said; 3S[I or 2A]AI > φημί)

421 291 71 temple

499 292 56 I cry/call out

652 293 54 not (adv)

670 294 52 child, infant

827 295 52 I sow

Ch. 29 [ 5 words]
206 296 56 I receive, welcome, take

240 297 62 (trans.) I think, suppose; (intrans.) I seem, have the appearance

351 298 158 I eat

712 299 79 I send

938 300 66 I carry, bear, produce, bring

Ch. 30 [ 2 words]
568 301 56 neither, nor, not even, but not

769 302 66 elder

Ch. 31 [ 2 words]
528 303 59 stone

896 304 57 such, of such a kind

Ch. 32 [ 2 words]
231 305 79 righteous, just

554 306 109 I am about to

Ch. 33 [ 3 words]
102 307 90 (act.) I ruin, destroy, kill; (mid.) I die, perish; I lose out on, lose

103 308 66 I dismiss, release, set free, send away

9999 309 65 if, whether (crasis form: εἰ + τέ)

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Card Number
Gromacki / Mounce Greek Word Freq/NT Gloss

Ch. 34 [ 7 words]
230 310 415 I give

260 311 162 nation, Gentiles (plural)

533 312 55 remaining (adj); the rest (noun); for the rest, henceforth (adv)

9999 313 80 Moses

682 314 119 I betray, deliver over, hand over, entrust

729 315 90 I fall

921 316 60 I am, exist

Ch. 35 [ 9 words]
81 317 108 I rise/arise, cause to arise, stand up, get up

82 318 77 I open

136 319 143 I forgive, leave, let go, permit

194 320 33 I show, point out, make known; I explain, prove

419 321 114 one’s own

428 322 154 I stand, cause to stand

560 323 58 middle, in the midst

889 324 100 I put, place

940 325 66 I say, affirm