Re: Lexicons and Principal parts (Long)

Wes Williams (WesWilliams@usa.net)
Wed, 13 May 1998 22:21:36 -0600

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FYI. Lexica posts from the past....

http://www.znet.com/~broman/b-greek-FAQ-lexicon-grammar.txt

Sincerely,
Wes Williams
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>
>I noticed some discussions as to good lexicons. I have a lexicon by =
Joseph
>Thayer. Any opinions of it compared to others? Also, I was thinking =
of
>tackling some classical greek texts, any suggestions for a general =
lexicon
>as opposed to one which focuses on the N.T.
=20
There is no substitute for Liddell-Scott-Jones with the latest =
addendum by Glare. That's the unabridged; the older LSJ is on-line at =
the Perseus website and you can even configure your browser to read it =
in Greek. As it seems relevant to the current discussion of learning =
vocabulary, I'm going to re-post here something I originally wrote and =
sent to list in January 1996; the key point is STUDYING lexicon-entries; =
I'm convinced that this and reading vast amounts is the only ultimately =
useful method of acquiring vocabulary. Here's the older piece:

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FYI. Lexica posts from the = past....
 
http= ://www.znet.com/~broman/b-greek-FAQ-lexicon-grammar.txt
 
Sincerely,
Wes Williams
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>I noticed=20 some discussions as to good lexicons. I have a lexicon by=20 Joseph
>Thayer. Any opinions of it compared to others? Also, I = was=20 thinking of
>tackling some classical greek texts, any = suggestions for=20 a general lexicon
>as opposed to one which focuses on the=20 N.T.

There is no substitute for Liddell-Scott-Jones with the = latest=20 addendum by Glare. That's the unabridged; the older LSJ is on-line = at the=20 Perseus website and you can even configure your browser to read it = in Greek.=20 As it seems relevant to the current discussion of learning = vocabulary, I'm=20 going to re-post here something I originally wrote and sent to list = in=20 January 1996; the key point is STUDYING lexicon-entries; I'm = convinced that=20 this and reading vast amounts is the only ultimately useful method = of=20 acquiring vocabulary. Here's the older=20 piece:
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