Compact Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament

Souter, Alexander (revised and edited by Mark A. House)

ISBN 10: 1598563254 / ISBN 13: 9781598563252

Published by Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, MA, 2008

About this Item

2008. 192pp. "This handy dictionary is a revision and expansion of Alexander Souter's A Pocket Lexicon of the Greek New Testament. Long a favorite among biblical scholars, Souter's Pocket Lexicon offers concise yet clear English definitions and helpful grammatical information on every Greek word used in the New Testament." The book is in excellent condition. There are no inscriptions and all contents are tight and clean.

Seller Inventory # RelNT153

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Compact Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament
• Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, MA
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1598563254
• ISBN 13: 9781598563252
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion/Theology

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Synopsis

This handy dictionary is a revision and expansion of Alexander Souter's A Pocket Lexicon of the Greek New Testament. Long a favorite among biblical scholars, Souter's Pocket Lexicon offers concise yet clear English definitions and helpful grammatical information on every Greek word used in the New Testament.

Compact Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament includes full and insightful definitions, especially of frequent "little words" (articles, prepositions, etc.), as well as many biblical references. Word definitions are placed first and set off in italics for quick reference. It was written after recent papyrus discoveries, which is important for the most up-to-date definitions.

INCLUDES
* Numbering of complex definitions
* New entries covering words from recently discovered texts
* Noun genders
* Adjective endings
* More detailed parts-of-speech labeling
* Listing irregular verb forms

Review

"For decades of the 20th century, Scottish theological students knew and used a trilogy of' works by Alexander Souter, Professor of Humanity at the University of Aberdeen ('humanity' is a term that originated in the Renaissance and has been used to describe the Latin department of Scottish universities). These works were Souter's edition or the Greek New Testament, "Novum Testamentum Graece," his discussion on "The Text and Canon of the New Testament," and "A Pocket Lexicon of the Greek New Testament." Souter was a very able classicist, who also produced some notable scholars. . . . I have used Souter's "Lexicon" ever since student days, and always considered it the best of the smaller Greek lexicons. Now it comes out with some editorial revision both in regard to current style (eg;, Arabic numeral, not Roman) and of the entries themselves. In the main, Souter's definitions have been preserved, but irregular forms such as futures and aorists have been inserted. The changes increase its usefulness and it will continue to serve students well. Souter's memory lives on in his apt definition of the meaning of words in the Greek New Testament, definitions that are sometimes better than much those in much larger lexicons."--"Reformed Theological Review"