Customer Reviews

The Oxford Greek Dictionary (Essential Resource Library)

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I have been studying Greek for nine years in intensive classes and have tried several dictionaries. This one easily fits in a book bag and I'm always amazed at how complete it is--it contains words that other larger dictionaries do not, and it is very up-to-date with definitions and idiom. If you only get one Greek/English dictionary--this is it. If you want a more complete (but not too portable) set, get the two from Stavropoulos (one is all Greek to English, the other all English to Greek).

This version is small and very portable. However, the print tends to be small makeing it difficult to distinguish some of the Greek letters. Also, do to its size, some definitions are not extensive.

A good small size paperback dictionary, primarily for the new student.
Coverage of the language is adequate for a beginning student, but a 3rd year ( or level 3 ) student would probably want, and need, to "upgrade". The definitions and explanatory notes are VERY short in most cases, and confusing until you get the hang of it.
Overall - 5 stars for a new student just starting.
For a more advanced student - (2nd year) - 4 stars - handy, convenient, portable referance, but sometimes lacking adequate coverage.
3rd year student - 3 stars - portability, and occasional use as a reminder, but bigger and better needed by now.
I'm just finishing my 2nd "level" (second year) of Greek, and I find a definite need for a more comprehensive dictionary. This one is very worn and well thumbed from its first 2 years of use, but it is starting to become inadequate a bit too often at this point. Hope this helps !

I read a review where one buyer said this book was starting to struggle a little for him. Well, what I can say is so far I have had very few words I couldn't find in it. It is small, practical and very useful!

Since the Greek translations were not written in Roman letters, it was completely useless for a traveler.