[B-Greek] Review of vocab

Terry and Gail Cook cookie99 at fuse.net
Thu Sep 30 10:03:29 EDT 2004


    I have the Story flashcards (as Eric Weiss has suggested). I also use 
the Biblical Greek Vocabulary Cards from Visual Education which are cheaper 
and easier to use than Story's. Also, flash cards come with the Greek Tutor 
(by Parsons) program. And finally a free download (GreekMem) for your 
computer is available. Remember that flashcards only give the lexical form 
of the word and the word looks quite different in its inflected forms; 
especially aorist.
    On top of a dozen or so "instructional" Greek books and an extensive 
library of Logos books, I have and use these aids frequently. I also 
download sections of Scripture onto paper and sit at the kitchen table and 
attempt to translate (somewhat like Carl has suggested).
    I am also beginning second year Koine Greek at a local Bible college, so 
I have some structured Greek. However, classroom activities by their nature 
cannot cover everything nor can they begin to give one the repetition 
needed.
    I have a genuine passion for the New Testament and the Jesus which it 
proclaims and I long to understand this document in its original form. I'm 
willing to put forth the effort needed, but progress is slow, and it is a 
disappointment that after thousands of dollars have been spent and 
innumerable hours used that I'm no further along than I am. The lack of 
progress somewhat dulls the passion.
    I don't see how one can have a large vocabulary or be proficient at 
Greek until they have study partners or some way of engaging other human 
beings equally interested in using Koine Greek. Our 1st qtr of 1st year 
Greek started with 17 students and we ended the 1st year with only 2!
Terry Cook
sDg



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JMonte2000 at aol.com>
To: <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 6:32 AM
Subject: [B-Greek] Review of vocab


> Hi all I have another question to help me out.
> I am up to chapter 22 of Mounce's book, sometime I feel like I am giving 
> you
> guys a play by play of my chapters. Anyhow, I try and do a full review of
> all my voc at least twice a week, I am a bit over 90% remembrance rate. I 
> notice
> it takes me longer and longer to do that, about a 1/2 hour or more now. As
> you  guys amass so much vocab do you all still review on a reg. schedule 
> or
> just  read? Or do both? If you don't at what point do you stop, after your
> through  with first year? By the way I am doing ok, but it always feels 
> when I start
> a  chapter I cannot handle anymore. I remember I felt that way, way back 
> on
> chapter  6 :)
> Grace and  Peace to You, Jimmy Montesano
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