[B-Greek] Analytical Greek Lexicon

James Spinti JSpinti at Eisenbrauns.com
Thu May 25 12:05:28 EDT 2006


I would agree that the glosses are inadequate. The reason I mentioned it
is that many (most?) people end up buying the Aland text with the
dictionary at the back.

On a related note, what do you think of Trenchard's "A Concise
Dictionary of the Greek New Testament"

James

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carl W. Conrad [mailto:cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu] 
> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 11:32 AM
> To: James Spinti
> Cc: b-greek
> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Analytical Greek Lexicon
> 
> 
> 
> On May 25, 2006, at 10:30 AM, James Spinti wrote:
> 
> > Another good reference for irregular verbs is the little ABS  
> > dictionary
> > by Barclay Newman that comes with some UBS texts (also available
> > separately).
> 
> I must demur on this recommendation. While the Barclay Newman ABS  
> dictionary gives SOME adequate information, its glosses are 
> generally  
> (I believe) quite inadequate, and its accounting for irregular forms  
> is hit-and/or-miss all too often.
> 
> > Personally, I have always used "Tutti I Verbi Greci" which 
> is good for
> > classical and koine, but I haven't seen it new for years. Check
> > http://used.addall.com where it is running about $12.00.
> 
> That, on the other hand, is an excellent resource for readers of any  
> period of ancient Greek.
> 
> Carl W. Conrad
> Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
> 1989 Grindstaff Road/Burnsville, NC 28714/(828) 675-4243
> cwconrad2 at mac.com
> WWW: http://www.ioa.com/~cwconrad/
> 
> 
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