Word Study Greek-English New Testament: with complete concordance [Hardcover]

Paul R. McReynolds (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1999

This impressive reference work is a must for any student of the Scriptures. Using Strong's numbering system, readers can study any Greek word from the ancient Bible manuscripts without knowing the Greek language! Designed specifically for English readers, the Word Study Greek-English New Testament uses the UBS Greek text and comes complete with a full Greek/English concordance based on the New Revised Standard Version.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1808 pages
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.; 3rd edition (May 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0842382909
• ISBN-13: 978-0842382908
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,724 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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54 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Several tools in one, January 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Word Study Greek-English New Testament: with complete concordance (Hardcover)

I like literal translations of the New Testament, especially interlinear ones. McReynolds provides one in this book. It is very literal, therefore it is difficult to casually read.

His stated goal is to try to assign one English word per Greek word. Although this is helpful for consistency's sake and allows you to read a Greekified English, it doesn't help if you are curious to see how he translates a particular occurrence of any given word compared to another translator. For example, if doing a translational study of the Greek word "mello" by comparing translations by Young, Marshall, Berry, Comfort, Farstad, Green, and McReynolds, you will find that McReynolds translates every occurrence of "mello" as "about to," whereas the other translators try to differentiate various shades of meaning. For such a comparative study, it would be almost useless to consult McReynolds' work.

But laying aside this one limitation and returning to strengths, McReynolds provides Strong's concordance numbers for every Greek word. He also helpfully differentiates between the singular and plural "you" in his translation. Greek verb tenses are translated carefully herein. Furthermore, he provides a concordance of his own, based on Greek words and not English, which is quite useful. Finally, he lists the page numbers where you can find discussion of each Greek word in several popular lexicons. All of this between two covers! This resource will grow on you, guaranteed.

44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WELL WORTH THE MONEY!, February 24, 2002

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Eric Campell (Rapid City, SD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Word Study Greek-English New Testament: with complete concordance (Hardcover)

This is a great buy! The amount of info you get in this volume for the price is unbelievable. McReynold's is a very literal translation, with Strong's number above every greek word, and a great word study in the back of the book.

Another great interlinear is Comfort's, that one is much more handy (small & compact) -- a nice little hard cover, great for quick reference.

With McReynold's you get the most bang for your buck, but with comfort you get a more readable/understandable translation in a much more compact size.

I would suggest getting both McReynold's and Comfort's......they work well together, and both choose many differnt words when translating the greek (it's nice to see the difference)

I prefer both of these over Marshall's and Zane Hodges interlinears. (I have them both but use Comfort's and McReynold's much more often than those two).

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievably Fantastic, December 19, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Word Study Greek-English New Testament: with complete concordance (Hardcover)

If you only buy one Christian book in your lifetime (apart from a regular bible of course), this is the one! This is the most unbelievably useful study tool I've ever come across, and without any doubt, by far the best interlinear ever made.

The text is United Bible Societies 3rd Edition (which BTW, is exactly the same to the word as the latest 4th Edition). NRSV is in the margin. (BTW, the NRSV is an ok translation, it matches the UBS4 text quite well, even though I prefer either NASB95 or ESV).

Strongs numbers are above the word and a complete concordance in the back based on Strongs number.

Each word is always translated the same way in the interlinear no matter how appropriate that may or may not be. This is good and bad of course. In my opinion it is good because it highlights when the same word is being used in different contexts and is very useful for making an unbiased translation of your own.

It is a big bulky book. If you need something compact go with the Personal Size Edition of the Brown/Comfort/Douglas Greek/English interlinear. It's no where near as good without Strongs and concordance but it is very compact.