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Greek Enchiridion: A Concise Handbook of Grammar for Translation and Exegesis

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"Enchiridion" is a compound word from the Greek, meaning roughly "something you can hold in your own hand." In this case the "something" is a modern, well-organised and easy-to-use reference for New Testament Greek. Such a work necessarily leaves much out in order to remain small and manageable, but NT exegetes are unlikely to have only this book in their arsenal of interpretation.

I know of no other work whose author has done such a good job of separating the "must-have" from "nice-to-have" information. All examples are from the New Testament. One of those rare reference books that one can have with him much of the time instead of having it on a shelf! Even though I have A. T. Robertson et al. available, I use this little book regularly.

If youre a beginner, you'll probably find yourself overwhelmed by this book. You're probably better off finishing at least 2 or 3 books on basic Greek before you even start tackling this book. But if you're serious about developing your NT Greek long term, this is a good one to have on your shelf. You'll probably refer to this book often, over time.

For absolute beginners I highly recommend: "Basic Greek in Thirty Minutes a Day (New Testament Greek Workbook for Laymen) by James Found"

It is a good guide for basic Greek grammar and vocab. The lay out is a little hard to use for quick reference I also didn't like that it started out with a complex verb form. It is a good Greek reference tool but it could be better I much prefer manual Grammar of the NT by Dana and Mante