[B-Greek] More Grammar Books
cmeadows3 at verizon.net
cmeadows3 at verizon.net
Sun Oct 8 15:30:42 EDT 2006
Stephen,
I too "grew up" on Mounce, although I had a strong background already in Latin.
I would get Wallace and Smyth. Wallace is a syntax book - not a grammar - but it is full of good info. I generally use it as a reference and have not read all the way through. Smyth (I think) is the best reference grammar. I have Smyth, Robertson, BDF, Moulton/Turner, Gulick, Jannaris, McKay and others - but I have used (as a reference grammar) Smyth probably more than the others put together. Robertson seems more topical - pages and pages on the infinitive and its origins for example. Smyth is exceptionally good if you want to know why a given verb have a funny-looking aorist or why certain stem changes occur. BDF comparatively is harder to read I think.
I concur with the recommendation of Porter's Idiom book - it is a good introduction to basic grammar and syntax - although biased in terms of verb meanings given Porter's aspect only view of the Greek verb.
Charles Meadows
Marshall University
USA
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