[B-Greek] Off Topic- Homeric Vocabulary

Will Dilbeck will.dilbeck at gmail.com
Sat Aug 1 11:14:47 EDT 2009


All,

Thanks a lot for your input. My interest in Homer is not really to help my
reading of the N.T., but it is simply another challenge that seemed
worthwhile. Your comments have been helpful and I appreciate the links to
the vocabulary.

Will

On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 9:20 PM, Carl Conrad <cwconrad2 at mac.com> wrote:

>
> On Jul 31, 2009, at 8:41 PM, Mark Lightman wrote:
>
>
>> --- On Fri, 7/31/09, Will Dilbeck wrote:
>>
>>
>> <Hello,
>>
>> I recently picked up the Illiad (Loeb edition) from
>> a used book store and I
>> would like to begin trying to read a little bit
>> of it. I was wondering if
>> anyone knew of a list (preferably online) of
>> Homeric vocabulary.>
>>
>>
>> Hi Will,
>>
>> Your question is not Off Topic because ...
>>
>
> Questions about Homeric Greek texts and language, although rather
> infrequent, have not been unwelcome on B-Greek. To be sure, it's hard to
> make a compelling case for the relevance of Homeric Greek to the study of NT
> Greek and the Greek NT. The study of Homeric Greek is essential to a grasp
> of the linguistic history of literary Greek but that's not everybody's cup
> of tea.. Some will study Homeric Greek as an exercise in linguistic
> archaeology. Few will study Homeric Greek with a view to enhancing their
> grasp of Biblical Greek, and arguments for such a proposition have always
> seemed rather strained. The primary reason for reading Homer in Greek are
> that this is a rich and rewarding experience in its own right. It requires a
> significant investment of effort and industry, but most who have undertaken
> it have found it well worth the effort.
>
> Mark has pointed you to the "Vocabulary Tool" at the Perseus site. An
> alternative is http://archimedes.fas.harvard.edu/pollux/ where a popup
> menu allows you to access directly the lexical entries from Autenrieth's
> Homeric dictionary rather than the more generalized LSJ's entries.
>
>
>
> Carl W. Conrad
> Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
>
>
>
>



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