Concise Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament

Informationen zum Autor Frederick William Danker is the Christ Seminary-Seminex Professor Emeritus of New Testament at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, Illinois. He is the editor of A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature , among other books. Klappentext Frederick William Danker, a world-renowned scholar of New Testament Greek, is widely acclaimed for his 2000 revision of Walter Bauer's A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. With more than a quarter of a million copies in print, it is considered the finest dictionary of its kind. Danker's Concise Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament will prove to be similarly invaluable to ministers, seminarians, translators, and students of biblical Greek. Unlike other lexica of the Greek New Testament, which give only brief glosses for headwords, The Concise Greek-English Lexicon offers extended definitions or explanations in idiomatic English for all Greek terms. Each entry includes basic etymological information, short renderings, information on usage, and plentiful biblical references. Greek terms that could have different English definitions, depending on context, are thoughtfully keyed to the appropriate passages. An overarching aim of The Concise Greek-English Lexicon is to assist the reader in recognizing the broad linguistic and cultural context for New Testament usage of words. The Concise Greek-English Lexicon retains all the acclaimed features of A Greek-English Lexicon in a succinct and affordable handbook, perfect for specialists and nonspecialists alike. Zusammenfassung Of interest to ministers! seminarians! translators! and students of biblical Greek! this title offers definitions or explanations in idiomatic English for all Greek terms. It features entries that include basic etymological information! short renderings! information on usage! and plentiful biblical references as well as Greek terms. ...

Product details

• Authors: Frederick W. Danker, Frederick William Danker
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2009
• EAN: 9780226136158
• ISBN: 978-0-226-13615-8
• No. of pages: 408
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