[B-Greek] SFWE in the Iliad 1.8
Ann Nyland
accuratebibles at ozemail.com.au
Fri Aug 1 20:44:17 EDT 2003
Hi Kevin,
That's a tough one! It's not so much a list of differences as there are so
many, but a familiarity with the Greek that only comes through with reading,
so much reading that the Greek is absorbed and an instinct for it is
developed. Lists of differences don't really help in the end, just as a tool
to help with reading copious amounts of different texts. The first thing
that comes to my mind is (in Attic) to have a good look at the optative,
comparatives and superlatives, the article with personal names, the genitive
and dative interrogative pronoun, indirect questions, the prepositions, and
also the way Attic is stringent with its word order for possessives, but
there are many, many more differences - I would have left out some obvious
ones. Also, have really, really good look at the -MI verbs in all the moods.
A nice old standard Attic Grammar is Goodwin's, and it should be readily
available. It's easy to read - I know a couple of people who have read it
almost as a novel! North and Hillard Prose Composition is a good book which
would help make the transition along with Greek texts, as prose comp. is
necessary. You could pick up Xenophon's Anabasis, if you could find an
edition with copious notes. There are several editions of Plato's Apology
which are for students. I wouldn't start with the tragedians or
Aristophanes, Thucydides, or anything else of Plato's (except perhaps
Symposium), but with your NT Greek you would be able to work through
Xenophon or orators such as Lysias, Antiphon, Isocrates or Andocides.
There's a really good book, Selections from the Attic Orators, edited with
notes by R.C. Jebb, ISBN 0-89241-129-5 (Ariste D. Caratzas, publisher, New
York, 1983.) It has absolutely fantastic notes which make up half the book,
and the notes give the context to each speech. Someone else might suggest a
better book.
Ann Nyland
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zhang Jia Jun" <nuovocp2 at singnet.com.sg>
To: "Ann Nyland" <accuratebibles at ozemail.com.au>
Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 12:24 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [B-Greek] SFWE in the Iliad 1.8
> Dear Ann Nyland,
>
> I am actually trying to make the transition from Koine Greek to Classical
> Greek, as a part of my PhD requirements for Byzantine (and late Antique)
> Studies. Do you know of any means to make that transition through language
> learning avenues, such as books? What additional forms must I look out for
> on top of the Koine Greek rules I know?
>
> Kevin Teo
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