lexicons, ????

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lexicons, ????

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I decided to start with Homeric greek. however I wanted to know if the BAGD would suffice?

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Hi,

The BDAG is a marvelous dictionary. But if you're going to do Homer (bravo!), I would urge you to get Cunliffe's lexicon.

Cordially,

Paul

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Paul wrote:BDAG
This sounds like an avant-garde mandolin tuning. I cannot for the life of me figure out the B and the D this morning.
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annis wrote:
Paul wrote:BDAG
This sounds like an avant-garde mandolin tuning. I cannot for the life of me figure out the B and the D this morning.
That leaves an A and a G.
You probably think that they stand for Ancient Greek.
WRONG. (I loved doing that. Likely the only chance I'll get at correcting you. :) )
It stands for Bauer, Danker, Arndt and Gingrich.
It is THE lexicon for Biblical Greek.
Timotheus wrote BAGD. It is the second edition, BDAG is the third edition.

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Bert wrote:That leaves an A and a G.
You probably think that they stand for Ancient Greek.
I did.
WRONG. (I loved doing that. Likely the only chance I'll get at correcting you. :) )
:)
It stands for Bauer, Danker, Arndt and Gingrich.
It is THE lexicon for Biblical Greek.
Ah. Probably not a good tool for reading Homer, then.
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thanks, I'll pick one up. is this something i can get from this site or doi order from barnes and noble?

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I don't think Cunliffe is available online. You can preview it at Amazon, if you want---but you won't be disappointed. :) It's fantastic.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... ce&s=books

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