[B-Greek] Interlinear Greek-English NT

Steve Westfall steve.westfall at comcast.net
Tue Dec 27 16:13:11 EST 2005


Ken,

There is one other option that not been mentioned in this thread, but which
was thoroughly discussed on this list in April and May of 2004.  Search the
B-Greek archives for "Reader's Greek New Testament" (ISBN: 0310248884).  It
is not an interlinear.  It is a Greek NT with footnoted definitions for all
Greek words that occur 30 or fewer times in the NT.  There are some issues
pertaining to the Greek text used, which is not NA27/UBS4, but is
retroverted from the NIV.  However, for the limited purpose of improving
reading speed and vocabulary recognition, it probably is fine.

(I suggest that we not revive that debate on B-Greek, since we treated it
pretty exhaustively in 2004.)

Steve Westfall

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[mailto:b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Ken Wilson
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Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Interlinear Greek-English NT

Thanks, Glen and Jim, for your input.  My learning style and my time
constraints are best suited to an interlinear.  I hope that after a year or
two of reading from it every day, I'll be able to transition to a
non-interlinear with only limited need to look up the meaning of words.
That's my hope and goal.

Ken Wilson
Zelienople, PA

>>> Glenden Riddle <glendenpriddle at yahoo.com> 12/27/05 2:23 PM >>>
I beg to disagree with Jim. What's the difference in learning vocabulary in
isolation from a vocabulary in context? The big difference depends on how an
individual learns most easily. Some folks love the deductive method and are
good at memorizing paradigms, lists, rules--then going to the text and
applying what they have commited to memory. Others are very much inductive
learners and can see things in context and absorb meaning of words as well
as syntactical relationships by repetition. The inductive learner actually
has a big jump on the deductive learner because they learn both word
meanings and contextual indicators and syntax all at the same swipe.
  glen riddle
  albuquerque, NM

Jim West <jwest at highland.net> wrote:
  

Ken Wilson wrote:
> I have taken one year of NT Greek (about 20 years ago), and I want to
learn how to read the entire NT in its original Greek. It seems to me that
an interlinear Greek-English New Testament would be a valuable tool for such
a beginner as me. But I want to get the best version available.
> 

Don't get an interlinear- it will only cripple you. Do the hard work,
memorize the words that occur more than 100 times, memorize paradigms, and
learn the grammar. It takes time but it can be done.

The use of an interlinear will not help you because you will constantly find
yourself "cheating".

Anecdotally, when someone asked in our elementary Greek course years ago
about using one, the Prof nearly blew a gasket- denouncing them in the
strongest terms as the refuge of the lazy and listless.

The hours you put into actually learning the language will reward you far
more than a crutch will.

Best

Jim

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