Yes and it is fortunate that they don't. I forces you to look them up and
reevaluate them.
>It wasn't until I saw things in context that some of
> the glosses made any sense.
Yes, and this is why reading is the only way to gain a useful knowledge of
vocabulary. A Greek word within a Greek clause functions as a component
within a system. This Greek word is only understood lexically and
syntactically when it is seen as a part of this system. The meaning of the
Greek word is what it contributes to the Greek clause. This kind of meaning
cannot be communicated with an English gloss.
> but for acquiring the vocab, nothing beats reading,
> reading, reading.
Yes, yes, yes.
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