Headword DEFINITION Part of Speech SEMANTIC GROUP FREQUENCY RANK
ἀργύριον ἀργυρίου, τό money noun: 2nd declension Government and Society 505
στρατός –οῦ, ὁ army noun: 2nd declension War and Peace 503
στάδιον σταδίου, τό (pl. στάδια and στάδιοι) stadion or stade, the longest Greek unit of linear measure, about 185 meters noun: 2nd declension Measurements and Numerals 447
φόβος φόβου, ὁ panic, fear, flight noun: 2nd declension The Senses and Feelings 445
θυμός θυμοῦ, ὁ life, spirit; soul, heart, mind noun: 2nd declension Religion 443
κίνδυνος κινδύνου, ὁ danger noun: 2nd declension War and Peace 430
ποιητής –οῦ, ὁ creator, poet noun: 2nd declension Writing and Talking 423
ὅπλον ὅπλου, τό weapon, tool, implement (mostly pl.) noun: 2nd declension War and Peace 420
δοῦλος δούλου, ὁ slave noun: 2nd declension Government and Society 416
ξένος ξένου, ὁ guest-friend; foreigner, stranger noun: 2nd declension Government and Society 411
πόνος πόνου, ὁ work, labor; stress, trouble, pain noun: 2nd declension Work and Leisure 404
στρατιώτης –ου, ὁ soldier noun: 2nd declension War and Peace 391
τέκνον τέκνου, τό child noun: 2nd declension Family and Friendship and the Home 380
νῆσος νήσου, ἡ island noun: 2nd declension Earth 372
λαός λαοῦ, ὁ the people, folk noun: 2nd declension Humanity and Being 367
στρατηγός –οῦ, ὁ leader of an army, commander, general noun: 2nd declension War and Peace 361
ναός (νεώς) ναοῦ (νεώ), ὁ temple noun: 2nd declension Religion 348
λίθος λίθου, ὁ stone noun: 2nd declension Earth 339
νόσος νόσου, ἡ disease, sickness noun: 2nd declension Life and Death 338
χωρίον χωρίου, τό place, spot, district noun: 2nd declension Earth 336
ὀφθαλμός –οῦ, ὁ eye noun: 2nd declension Body Parts 318
πρόσωπον προσώπου, τό face, mask, person noun: 2nd declension Body Parts 313
οἶκος οἴκου, ὁ house, home, family noun: 2nd declension Family and Friendship and the Home 307
οὐρανός –οῦ, ὁ sky, heaven noun: 2nd declension World Order 300
δῆμος δήμου, ὁ the (common) people; country district (opp. πόλις) noun: 2nd declension Humanity and Being 299
νοῦς (νόος), νοῦ (νόου), ὁ mind, perception, sense noun: 2nd declension The Mind, Perceiving and Learning 285
ὁδός ὁδοῦ, ἡ road, way, path noun: 2nd declension Government and Society 282
θάνατος θανάτου, ὁ death noun: 2nd declension Life and Death 280
κόσμος κόσμου, ὁ order; ornament, decoration, adornment; world, universe noun: 2nd declension World Order 263
ἵππος ἵππου, ὁ horse noun: 2nd declension Animals and Plants 262
ἀδελφός –οῦ, ὁ brother noun: 2nd declension Family and Friendship and the Home 248
σημεῖον σημείου, τό sign, signal, mark noun: 2nd declension Showing and Finding 234
καιρός καιροῦ, ὁ the right time noun: 2nd declension Time 231
ἀριθμός –οῦ, ὁ number noun: 2nd declension Measurements and Numerals 228
ποταμός –οῦ, ὁ river, stream noun: 2nd declension Earth 226
κύκλος κύκλου, ὁ circle, ring, orb, disc, circular motion noun: 2nd declension Measurements and Numerals 201
βίος βίου, ὁ life noun: 2nd declension Life and Death 199
ἥλιος ἡλίου, ὁ sun noun: 2nd declension World Order 191
πόλεμος πολέμου ὁ war noun: 2nd declension War and Peace 187
νόμος νόμου, ὁ custom, tradition, law noun: 2nd declension Law and Judgment 169
ζῷον ζῴου, τό living being, animal noun: 2nd declension Animals and Plants 161
ἔργον ἔργου, τό work, achievement, exploit noun: 2nd declension Work and Leisure 155
τρόπος τρόπου, ὁ way, manner, fashion; way of life, habit, custom noun: 2nd declension Characteristics 148
υἱός υἱοῦ, ὁ son noun: 2nd declension Family and Friendship and the Home 139
τόπος τόπου, ὁ place; topic noun: 2nd declension Earth 133
χρόνος χρόνου, ὁ time noun: 2nd declension Time 106
κύριος κυρίου, ὁ lord, master noun: 2nd declension Government and Society 97
ἄνθρωπος –ου, ὁ/ἡ human being noun: 2nd declension Humanity and Being 65
θεός θεοῦ, ὁ/ἡ god, goddess noun: 2nd declension Religion 49
λόγος λόγου, ὁ word, speech, discourse; thought, reason, account noun: 2nd declension Writing and Talking 45
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Francese, Christopher. Greek Core Vocabulary. Dickinson College Commentaries (2014). http://dcc.dickinson.edu/greek-core-list