New Testament Greek explore the original languages of the New Testament

The New Testament was written primarily in Koine Greek (the predominant language of the time, known by most people), but there are portions that were written in Aramaic (the primary language of the Jews in Jesus’s time), and Latin (the official language of the Roman empire).

Because it would have been the primary language of Jesus and his disciples, some scholars believe that some (if not all) of the New Testament books were written completely in Aramaic. The Aramaic version of the New Testament is called the Peshitta. However, most of the time when the New Testament speakers and writers quoted the Old Testament, they quoted the the Greek version of the Old Testament, called the Septuagint (LXX), so they undoubtedly could have considered writing in Greek for uniformity sake (though you could argue that the New Testament authors were writing for people and not with the intention of making an overall book).

Personally, I think that it’s quite possible that some of the New Testament books and letters were originally written in Aramaic (such as Matthew) and were soon translated into Koine Greek so that the Victorious News could reach a wider audience, or even vice versa. At the very least, there is still harmony between the Greek and Aramaic versions and both offer insights into the first century times and culture.

Top 100 New Testament Greek Words

G3588 – ho, he, to – ὁ, ἡ, τό
the [20,400 occurrences]
G2532 – kai – καί
and, also, additionally, furthermore [9,268 occurrences]
G846 – autos – αὐτός
him, her, them, it [5,781 occurrences]
G1161 – de – δέ
also, moreover, and then [2,883 occurrences]
G1722 – en – ἐν
in, at [2,803 occurrences]
G1519 – eis – εἰς
into, inside, among [1,774 occurrences]
G3756 – ou – οὐ
absolutely/definitely (do) not! [1,645 occurrences]
G3739 – hos, he, ho – ὅς, ἥ, ὅ
who, which, what, that [1,417 occurrences]
G3004 – lego – λέγω
to say, call [1,343 occurrences]
G2316 – theos – θεός
God, a god/goddess [1,343 occurrences]
G3754 – hoti – ὅτι
that, because, since [1,292 occurrences]
G3956 – pas – πᾶς
every, all of [1,243 occurrences]
G1063 – gar – γάρ
because of, for [1,067 occurrences]
G3361 – me – μή
no, not [1,039 occurrences]
G2036 – epo – ἔπω
to say [977 occurrences]
G2424 – Iesous – Ἰησοῦς
Jesus, Joshua [975 occurrences]
G1537 – ek, ex – ἐκ, ἐξ
from, by (way of) [919 occurrences]
G2076 – esti – ἐστί
he/she/it is [914 occurrences]
G1909 – epi – ἐπί
on, over [897 occurrences]
G2962 – kurios – κύριος
a lord [747 occurrences]
G4314 – pros – πρός
near, next to, towards [726 occurrences]
G2192 – echo, scheo – ἔχω, σχέω
to have [709 occurrences]
G1492 – eido – εἴδω
to see; fig. to know, notice [689 occurrences]
G1096 – ginomai – γίνομαι
to come into being, become, make; fig., to happen, be born [676 occurrences]
G575 – apo – ἀπό
from, since [671 occurrences]
G2443 – hina – ἵνα
so that/then, in order that [665 occurrences]
G1223 – dia – διά
through, thoroughly; fig. because of [646 occurrences]
G2064 – erchomai, eleuthomai, eltho – ἔρχομαι, ἐλεύθομαι, ἔλθω
to come/go [642 occurrences]
G235 – alla – ἀλλά
but [636 occurrences]
G5213 – humin – ὑμῖν
to you all [620 occurrences]
G3450 – mou – μού
mine, my [587 occurrences]
G5216 – humon – ὑμῶν
your(s) [plural] [584 occurrences]
G4160 – poieo – ποιέω
to produce, perform, portray [576 occurrences]
G5547 – Christos – Χριστός
an anointed person/thing; fig. to be appointed; trad. Christ [569 occurrences]
G444 – anthropos – ἄνθρωπος
a person [559 occurrences]
G5100 – tis, ti, tinos – τις, τι, τινός
some, any [541 occurrences]
G5101 – tis, ti, tinos – τίς, τί, τίνος
who, which, what [537 occurrences]
G3767 – oun – οὖν
therefore [525 occurrences]
G1487 – ei – εἰ
if [504 occurrences]
G4675 – sou – σοῦ
your(s) [singular] [497 occurrences]
G5613 – hos – ὡς
as, like [493 occurrences]
G3778 – houtos, houtoi, haute, hautai – οὗτος, οὕτοι, αὕτη, αὕται
this/these [482 occurrences]
G2596 – kata – κατά
down to, according to, against [482 occurrences]
G3326 – meta – μετά
with [473 occurrences]
G2258 – en – ἦν
was [452 occurrences]
G191 – akouo – ἀκούω
to hear [437 occurrences]
G5209 – humas – ὑμᾶς
you [plural, accusative] [436 occurrences]
G3962 – pater – πατήρ
a father [418 occurrences]
G1325 – didomi – δίδωμι
to give [413 occurrences]
G2257 – hemon – ἡμών
our(s) [409 occurrences]
G2250 – hemera – ἡμέρα
a day; fig. a time period [389 occurrences]
G4151 – pneuma – πνεῦμα
a breath; fig. a breeze, spirit [385 occurrences]
G5207 – huios – υἱός
a son [381 occurrences]
G1473 – ego – ἐγώ
I, me [370 occurrences]
G4183 – polus – πολύς
to be much, many, often [365 occurrences]
G2228 – e –
or, than [357 occurrences]
G80 – adelphos – ἀδελφός
a brother; fig. a fellow Christian/Believer [346 occurrences]
G1438 – heautou – ἑαυτοῦ
himself, herself, itself, yourself, themselves [338 occurrences]
G1437 – ean – ἐάν
supposing/provided (that), suppose (that) … then, considering [335 occurrences]
G4012 – peri – περί
around, throughout; fig. about, concerning, of [331 occurrences]
G3056 – logos – λόγος
a declaration, discourse; trad. a word [330 occurrences]
G5124 – touto – τοῦτο
this/these [accusative] [322 occurrences]
G3165 – me – μέ
me [302 occurrences]
G2980 – laleo – λαλέω
to talk, speak [295 occurrences]
G3772 – ouranos – οὐρανός
a sky; fig. heaven [284 occurrences]
G1520 – heis, hen – εἷς, ἕν
one; fig., to be united [270 occurrences]
G3101 – mathetes – μαθητής
a disciple, pupil; lit. a learner [269 occurrences]
G2983 – lambano – λαμβάνω
to take, receive [263 occurrences]
G1093 – ge – γῆ
earth, soil, dirt; fig. a land, territory [252 occurrences]
G5023 – tauta – ταῦτα
these things [251 occurrences]
G1565 – ekeinos – ἐκεῖνος
that/those [251 occurrences]
G611 – apokrinomai – ἀποκρίνομαι
to respond, answer [249 occurrences]
G4100 – pisteuo – πιστεύω
to believe, have/put faith in; fig. to put your trust in [248 occurrences]
G4102 – pistis – πίστις
a faith, conviction [244 occurrences]
G5210 – humeis – ὑμεῖς
you all [242 occurrences]
G3427 – moi – μοί
to me [240 occurrences]
G3762 – oudeis, outheis, oudemia, ouden – οὐδείς, οὐθείς, οὐδεμία, οὐδέν
absolutely/definitely none [235 occurrences]
G5259 – hupo – ὑπό
under; fig. around, by [230 occurrences]
G3686 – onoma – ὄνομα
a name; fig. an authority/power, representation [229 occurrences]
G40 – hagios – ἅγιος
to be holy, sacred, dedicated, sanctified [229 occurrences]
G1097 – ginosko – γινώσκω
to know intimately, to get acquainted with; fig. to have sexual intercourse with [223 occurrences]
G4671 – soi – σοί
to you [singular] [222 occurrences]
G1831 – exerchomai – ἐξέρχομαι
to come from, go out [222 occurrences]
G1135 – gune – γυνή
a woman; fig. a wife [221 occurrences]
G435 – aner – ἀνήρ
a man; fig. a husband [215 occurrences]
G3779 – houto, houtos – οὕτω, οὕτως
to be like this, this way [213 occurrences]
G2400 – idou – ἰδού
see!, look!, check this out! [213 occurrences]
G5037 – te – τέ
even, in addition to [212 occurrences]
G3173 – megas, megale – μέγας, μεγάλη
to be great, “mega-” [211 occurrences]
G2309 – thelo, ethelo, theleo, etheleo – θέλω, εθέλω, θελέω, εθελέω
to want, desire [210 occurrences]
G1410 – dunamai – δύναμαι
to be able to, can [210 occurrences]
G1125 – grapho – γράφω
to write, engrave, draw; fig. to describe [208 occurrences]
G3844 – para – παρά
beside, along(side); fig. from among [200 occurrences]
G1525 – eiserchomai – εἰσέρχομαι
to come/go into, enter [198 occurrences]
G4571 – se – σέ
you [singular, accusative] [197 occurrences]
G3551 – nomos – νόμος
a law [197 occurrences]
G2453 – Ioudaios – Ἰουδαῖος
to be Jewish [197 occurrences]
G3303 – men – μέν
indeed, in fact [193 occurrences]
G2071 – esomai – ἔσομαι
will be [192 occurrences]
G302 – an – ἄν
may, could, perhaps [191 occurrences]