How many times is Greeks mentioned in the Bible?
The word Greeks appears 14 times in the King James Version, in 14 verses. Counting every form (Greeks, Greek), it appears 26 times in 26 verses across 9 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Greeks 19 times (34 with every form).
Greeks in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Greeks counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Greeks | 14 | 19 |
| Greek | 12 | 15 |
| Total | 26 | 34 |
Which books mention Greeks most
Greeks appears in 9 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Acts has the most (12), then Romans (3) and 1 Corinthians (3).
First and last mention of Greeks
The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter.
And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
Where the two translations differ
0 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 7 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Joel 3:6: counted in the World English Bible only
The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.
and have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem to the sons of the Greeks, that you may remove them far from their border.
John 7:35: counted in the World English Bible only
Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?
The Jews therefore said among themselves, “Where will this man go that we won’t find him? Will he go to the Dispersion among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
Verses with Greeks on our topic pages
4 verses that use Greeks in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit.
On: Baptism, Church, Unity, What Does the Bible Say About Slavery? 26 Verses
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
On: Identity in Christ, Unity, What Does the Bible Say About Slavery? 26 Verses
For I am not ashamed of the Good News of Christ, because it is the power of God for salvation for everyone who believes; for the Jew first, and also for the Greek.
On: Salvation, Evangelism
For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, and is rich to all who call on him.
On: Heaven
Common questions
How many times is Greeks in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 0 of the 26 uses are in the Old Testament and 26 in the New Testament. Greeks appears in 9 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Acts has the most (12), then Romans (3) and 1 Corinthians (3).
Where is Greeks first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Mark 7:26: "The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter." The last is Revelation 9:11.
More word counts: Romans, Samaritans, Assyrians, Syrians, Israelites, Ephraim, Benjamin, Manasseh, or all 484 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.