Re: Lists [was: Interlinear NT]

clayton stirling bartholomew (c.s.bartholomew@worldnet.att.net)
Fri, 10 Apr 1998 18:58:55 +0000

Why lists?

I don't know why people use these lists. If a word occurs 10 times in the NT,
it will probably have 6 or 7 different nuances in those 10 occurrences. To
discover these nuances you need to consult one or more good lexicons. Having
memorized one English gloss for one Greek word just won't get you there. By
regular use of a lexicon you learn a range of meanings that can be associated
with a given lexical token. A brief study of lexical semantics (theory) should
make one very nervous about memorizing lists.

Anyone want my copy of Metzger's "lexical aids" (just kidding).

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Clayton Stirling Bartholomew
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