Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionary Classical Greek (Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionaries) [Paperback]

Karl Feyerabend (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0887290817 | ISBN-13: 978-0887290817 | Publication Date: July 1988

Pocket Classical Greek Dictionary is a convenient reference for everyday use containing a comprehensive vocabulary covering the Greek New Testament and classical Greek authors, as well as accents and vowel quantities, declensions of nouns and an introduction to the history of Greek pronunciation. Over 20,000 references.

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About the Author

Since 2000. Hammond, American Map, Langenscheidt Dictionaries, Insight Travel Guides, Delorme – the famous names in the Langenscheidt family. These represent the most authoritative, up-to-date, and extensive travel and reference products available. In January 2003, the renowned Berlitz Publishing became part of the Langenscheidt Group. The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the premier group of map and travel companies, offers over 4,000 North American and international street maps, road maps, atlases, language-learning, bilingual dictionaries, and travel-related products covering countries, cities, and languages in every continent.

Product Details

• Paperback: 427 pages
• Publisher: Langenscheidt Publishers (July 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887290817
• ISBN-13: 978-0887290817
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #544,509 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #79 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Languages > Greek > Instruction

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79 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for what it is!, July 5, 1997

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This review is from: Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionary Classical Greek (Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionaries) (Paperback)

I gave this pocket size dictionary a rating of ten because in its category that what it is. A Yugo gets a rating of ten when measured up against other inexpensive, pocketsize cars for beginners. It would be of little use to compare it to a Ferrari or a Lamborghini. In the same manner it would be of little use to compare this pocketsize, handy, inexpensive, dictionary to the Liddel-Scott-Jones Lexicon. I believe the first paragraph of the preface sums it up, and I quote it here now: "The Pocket-Dictionary is not intended to compete with any of the larger Lexicons, but as it contains all the words which appear in the authors commonly read in schools, and also those of the Greek New Testament, it will perhaps prove useful to beginners, and may also lend occaisonal service to more advanced students when they are unable, or disinclined, to look up words in a more extensive work. At any rate it has the advantage of cheapness." I find it useful in my work translating Appian, and will usually look up a word it in before using the LSJ Lexicon.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It has a number of faults, but it is the only option, March 9, 2003

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Christopher Culver - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionary Classical Greek (Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionaries) (Paperback)

When it comes to an inexpensive, pocket-sized dictionary for the beginning student of Greek, Langensheidt's POCKET GREEK DICTIONARY is just about the only option. However, it has a few minuses.

The layout of the dictionary is rather hard on the eyes. The typeface used is difficult to read, and if a sentence runs over the margin, it is shifted one line up, not down! Strangely, the book doesn't use quite the same alphabetical order of most Greek lexicons, meaning that one spends more time flipping around trying to find a word. As a fan of Aristophanes' comedies, which often include bawdy scenes, I was disappointed to find that this dictionary didn't include - whether from lack of space or puritanism - the obscene words which one must know to understand Aristophanes' humour.

If you're new to the study of Greek, I would recommend this dictionary right away because it is economical and pocket-sized. However, if you plan to continue your study of ancient Greek, saving for the much more expensive but superior Oxford lexicons is necessary.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good, if you do not expect a Cessna Centurion to be a B-52, December 13, 2005

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Joaquim P. A. Vieira "Scripture thirsty" (Lorena, SP Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionary Classical Greek (Langenscheidt's Pocket Dictionaries) (Paperback)

Some people when they write a review seem not to take into account the purpose of the book. This book does not intend to compare with Pierre Chantraine's Dictionnare Étymologique de la Langue Grecque-l'histoire des mots.... As a reviewer seems to think. So, within its scope, it has its place and plays its role very well! It could, I agree, be a little bit bulkier and include some extra information in the form of tables, and so on, as other good Langenscheidt publications do. But it is worth the name of the publisher, within its range and purpose.