[B-Greek] looking for a specific Lexikon

James Ernest jdernest at alum.bu.edu
Mon Oct 6 06:53:20 EDT 2008


The Harvard Online Catalog lists this:

Author :  Dēmētrakos, D. (Dēmētrios)
Title :  Mega lexikon olēs tēs Hellēnikēs glōssēs : dēmotikē,
kathareuousa, mesaiōnikē, metagenestera, archaia / D. Dēmētrakou.
Published :  Athēnai : Asēmakopoulos, c1964.
Location :  Widener Harvard Depository PA1127 .D46 1964x [Consult Circ. desk]
Description :  15 v. ; 29 cm.
Subject :  Greek language -- Dictionaries.
HOLLIS Number :  001245888

which appears to be an expanded edition of this:

Author :  Dēmētrakos, D. (Dēmētrios)
Title :  Mega lexikon olēs tēs Hellēnikēs glōssēs.
Published :  Athēnai, Demetrakou, 1953.
Location :  Ctr Hellen Studies REF PA441 .D43x 1953 F
Description :  9 v. 28 cm.
Subject :  Greek language -- Dictionaries.
HOLLIS Number :  001592638

James Ernest



On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 9:07 PM, +Fr Patrick B O'Grady
<fatherpatrick at fastmail.fm> wrote:
>
> TOIS FILOTATOIS BIBLIOELLHNIKAITESI,
> XAIREIN! Perhaps someone on this list can help me locate a certain
> lexikon. There exists a very full lexikon of the Greek language
> throughout its course--a universal lexikon. The author and title follow:
> Demetrios B. Demetrakou, Neon Lexikon. It provides every single word,
> from all periods, which in this lexikon are identified as archaic,
> medieval (mesaiwnikhs), katharevousa, and demotic. This lexikon, I am
> told, exists in an unabridged, 15 volume set (thus, it includes
> citations), as well as an abridged edition. I am working on a project,
> with someone else, to prepare a universal lexikon in English (all
> periods). The nice thing about this lexikon is that it shows which words
> prevail in meaning through time and which are (were) more ephemeral. For
> example, if a given word was in use in the hellenistic period down
> through the Byzantine period, it would be marked (A, M), signifying
> archaic and medieval.
> If anyone can put me on the trail to this lexikon, I would be ever so
> grateful!
>
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