[B-Greek] Analytical Greek Lexicon

Elizabeth Kline kline-dekooning at earthlink.net
Sat Jan 28 11:46:36 EST 2006


Dr. Conrad,

Thank you for not taking offense at my lame attempt at humor.

On Jan 28, 2006, at 7:33 AM, Carl W. Conrad wrote:

> I wouldn't have told of this if I didn't honestly believe that  
> others could do it.


I am sure that is true. What it amounts to is something like 450  
lines of Homer in a five hour day. One would need to read 90 lines an  
hour. Years ago I read a statement by T.E. Lawrence (one of his  
letters?) that he averaged about five lines an hour while he was  
translating the Odyssey using the same lexicon LS intermediate which  
is by no means what anyone would use today with Homeric lexicons  
available. Anyway, ninety  lines an hour requires a level of fluency  
in Homer comparable to what some of us have in the GNT. It is not  
unreasonable. But to reach that level of fluency in one month from a  
standing start means that someone is what we call "gifted."

Thank you for your valuable insights,


Elizabeth Kline







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