[B-Greek] Greek Lexicon 1st century Eng-Greek

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Tue Jan 16 12:32:59 EST 2007


On Jan 16, 2007, at 11:47 AM, Jerry Reimer wrote:

> Dear Sir,
>
> Is there such a thing as a NT Greek lexicon which gives only a  
> generic meaning to each entry? A generic Greek lexicon that simply  
> puts you into the ballpark without consideration of contextual  
> extensions (meanings that are context sensitive). One which would  
> derive the generic meaning from usage (say, if a given word is used  
> 86 times in the NT and 69 ot these times it has essentially the  
> same meaniing and possibly the same translation) thus the generic  
> meaning would be determined by a simple majority of 69 outof 86.  
> The other meanings can fend for themselves. I am looking for such a  
> list or such a book even though most lexica do give something of a  
> generic meaning at the first of an entry. Looking for something  
> simpler than standard lexicography just to get general, majority  
> meanings.

The nearest thing to what you're seeking is _A Concise Greek-English  
Dictionary of the New Testament_ Prepared by Barclay M. Newman, Jr.  
United Bible Societies, 1971. It is available as a separate little  
booklet or one can buy the UBS GNT with this lexicon bound into it.

But evidently it gives more than you're asking for, e.g.

AGANAKTHSIS, EWS, f. indignation
AGGEION, OU, n., container, vessel

We'll see what others think, but I rather suppose that B-Greekers  
generally consider the Barclay Newman lexicon essentially worthless  
for anyone doing serious work in the Greek NT. One really needs more  
than a one or two-word gloss unless the word in question is a  
concrete word representing a simple physical entity that's really  
equivalent to what the gloss means. And the more important words are  
NOT concrete words for simple physical entities.

Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
1989 Grindstaff Road/Burnsville, NC 28714/(828) 675-4243
cwconrad2 at mac.com
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