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Greek Grammar Description
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 488.2421
EAN: 9780674362505
ISBN: 0674362500
Label: Harvard University Press
Manufacturer: Harvard University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 812
Publication Date: 1956-01
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Studio: Harvard University Press
Dewey Decimal Number: 488.2421
EAN: 9780674362505
ISBN: 0674362500
Label: Harvard University Press
Manufacturer: Harvard University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 812
Publication Date: 1956-01
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Studio: Harvard University Press
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Customer Reviews of Greek Grammar
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Greek Grammar
Review: Herbert Weir Smyth's grammar book for the New Testament language is the top of the line for learning the many wonderful things that are happening in the Koine Greek. The book is probably for the intermediate and beyond student, but, you might as well start learning the nuances of Greek from the beginning. I have not looked at A. T. Robertson's grammar, which many look at as being the best of the complete grammars and not just the books that are meant for first year Greek students, but I can't see that his would be any more complete than Smyth's. You will learn the morphological changes that are happening, the history of the etymological changes in the words, and just a plethora of knowledge of this beautiful language that is so important to our understanding of God's word. If you really want to be a complete student of the Koine language, this book is for you. If you want the basics and a fast way to get up to speed on reading the NT text in Greek, then you might want to go with David A. Black's book or William Mounce's book on the basic principles of the Koine Greek.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: One of the best Greek grammars!
Review: This is an excellent Greek grammar, but only for the
advanced! Except for Koine Greek, you will find about
everything there.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Comprehensive but totally overwhelming
Review: Since most of you are probably required to buy this for class like me, this review may not be the most useful. But anyone thinking of buying this should know that it has every possible bit of information about Ancient Greek--and every tidbit, every little comment, is numbered. This means the student ends up reading a chapter, say, on verb stems, and reading numbers 1024 to 1112. Since the data is so organized, you'd think it's an easy reference, but no. If you're looking for something specific, it'll take some wading through numbers and symbols. Whatever you want is definitely in there--it just might take some time to find it.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Still the best Greek grammar
Review: I am sad to say that I never bought this Grammar during my four years of studying Classics while in college. If I had been smart and actually bought this when I started I could have saved myself a lot of time and prevented a lot of headaches. Now I know that Smythe is old, and some of his approaches are outdated, but that does not mean his grammar book is still effective. His work on both prepositions and moods of verbs are the best I have found and have helped me tremendously. There are some scholars who have surpassed Smythe's work in other areas of Greek grammar and syntax, but as far as a basic and comprehensive grammar goes, Smythe is still the best for your both your wallet and your studies.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: The best for all pre-modern Greek except Hellenistic.
Review: This is an excellent reference book! It has passed the test of heavy usage, and it has outlasted many academic fads.
Review Summary: Greek Grammar
Review: Herbert Weir Smyth's grammar book for the New Testament language is the top of the line for learning the many wonderful things that are happening in the Koine Greek. The book is probably for the intermediate and beyond student, but, you might as well start learning the nuances of Greek from the beginning. I have not looked at A. T. Robertson's grammar, which many look at as being the best of the complete grammars and not just the books that are meant for first year Greek students, but I can't see that his would be any more complete than Smyth's. You will learn the morphological changes that are happening, the history of the etymological changes in the words, and just a plethora of knowledge of this beautiful language that is so important to our understanding of God's word. If you really want to be a complete student of the Koine language, this book is for you. If you want the basics and a fast way to get up to speed on reading the NT text in Greek, then you might want to go with David A. Black's book or William Mounce's book on the basic principles of the Koine Greek.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: One of the best Greek grammars!
Review: This is an excellent Greek grammar, but only for the
advanced! Except for Koine Greek, you will find about
everything there.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Comprehensive but totally overwhelming
Review: Since most of you are probably required to buy this for class like me, this review may not be the most useful. But anyone thinking of buying this should know that it has every possible bit of information about Ancient Greek--and every tidbit, every little comment, is numbered. This means the student ends up reading a chapter, say, on verb stems, and reading numbers 1024 to 1112. Since the data is so organized, you'd think it's an easy reference, but no. If you're looking for something specific, it'll take some wading through numbers and symbols. Whatever you want is definitely in there--it just might take some time to find it.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Still the best Greek grammar
Review: I am sad to say that I never bought this Grammar during my four years of studying Classics while in college. If I had been smart and actually bought this when I started I could have saved myself a lot of time and prevented a lot of headaches. Now I know that Smythe is old, and some of his approaches are outdated, but that does not mean his grammar book is still effective. His work on both prepositions and moods of verbs are the best I have found and have helped me tremendously. There are some scholars who have surpassed Smythe's work in other areas of Greek grammar and syntax, but as far as a basic and comprehensive grammar goes, Smythe is still the best for your both your wallet and your studies.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: The best for all pre-modern Greek except Hellenistic.
Review: This is an excellent reference book! It has passed the test of heavy usage, and it has outlasted many academic fads.
Smyth does a thorough yet concise job on the known varieties of written Greek usage from the Homeric epics up to the beginning of the Hellenistic period .
Smyth does not cover Hellenistic (Koiné) Greek as much, especially not for texts that have Semitic or Egyptian "flavors:" the Septuagint, New Testament and Egyptian Greek papyri. For real grammars on those, look up these authors: Wallace, Dana, Mantey, Robertson, Blass, Debrunner, Funk, Conybeare, Stock and Zerwick.
Some writers in the centuries between the reigns of Augustus and Constantine, and the Byzantines afterward, tried to "return" to Classical Attic usage in writing, with mixed results. When reading them, use both Smyth and a Hellenistic/Koiné grammar together, carefully.