Elementary New Testament Greek, 2014a
Elementary New Testament Greek, 2014a
Elementary New Testament Greek, 2014a
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a) First you will notice that the information supplied under<br />
is fairly technical, lled with abbreviations, and<br />
stuffed with bibliographical leads to other scholarly writings<br />
(often in German). You can see why this lexicon [BDAG] is the<br />
state-of-the-art tool for studying the GNT. Over the decades, it<br />
has been repeatedly revised, improved, and supplemented. It is<br />
the most authoritative source for rst approaches to “word study”<br />
in NT <strong>Greek</strong>. However far you progress, you can always grow<br />
more into the use of this lexicon. (Do not confuse BDAG’s lower<br />
case kappa with the chi.)<br />
d) Look to the next page in BDAG (p. 766) and write down two or<br />
three examples of the denitiongloss distinction.<br />
b) As you look through the entry, you should be able to see in<br />
bold font the GNT Scripture references. For words of lower<br />
frequency, BDAG will often cite all occurrences of such a word<br />
in the NT. Do you see the 5 references for in the<br />
NT?<br />
c) Early in the entry for , you will see a set of English<br />
words in bold font: one who appears in another’s behalf,<br />
mediator, intercessor, helper. If you look closely, you will see<br />
that some of these words are italicized, while others are not. The<br />
difference between these fonts is important:<br />
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<br />
Non-Italicized = Denition: A denition is an attempt to explain the<br />
logical components that make up a word’s meaning. It involves some<br />
degree of analysis (taking things apart) to show the various features of<br />
“sense” and “reference” that are combined to create the notion(s) a given<br />
word might convey. E.g. Automobile = a manufactured machine,<br />
usually with four wheels, that is self-propelled, capable of traveling<br />
signicant distances, and usually capable of carrying two or more<br />
passengers. Such a vehicle is usually guided from within by a single<br />
driver.<br />
Italicized = Glosses: Glosses are suggested synonyms, or substitutes for a<br />
given word. A Gloss does not attempt to analyze or explain, but only offers<br />
another word that might be used in its place. Glosses, at best, are useful<br />
in offering smooth translations, but not so much in offering insightful<br />
interpretations. E.g. Automobile = car, vehicle.<br />
1: Reading <strong>Greek</strong> Aloud<br />
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