Lexical Aids for Students of New Testament Greek, 3rd ed.
Overview
The beginning Greek student soon faces a vexing dilemma: a myriad of vocabulary words to learn and little time to learn them. One of the century’s leading Greek scholars offers a solid solution by organizing Greek words according to their frequency of appearance in the New Testament. Lexical Aids for Students of New Testament Greek helps students maximize their study by concentrating on the words that appear most often in the Greek New Testament.
This venerable resource, which has served beginning language students for over 50 years, is divided into two parts. Part one lists New Testament words according to their frequency of occurrence. The usefulness of such lists is obvious, writes Metzger. By consulting them the beginner will not, so to speak, waste his time memorizing words that occur only rarely in the New Testament. He can be assured that when he has learned, say, the first 513 words in the lists he then knows all of the words (other than proper names) that occur at least 25 times in the New Testament.
The second part of Lexical Aids for Students of New Testament Greek features another helpful list, grouping Greek words according to their root.
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- Examines most frequently used Greek words
- Provides tools for learning Greek prepositions and the principal parts of verbs
- Shows Greek words grouped by root
. . . An approach to the vocabulary of the New Testament that immediately commends itself to the student . . . should be welcomed by all—students and teachers alike—who recognize the importance of having a sound working knowledge of the language in which the New Testament was originally written. A mastery of the material in this slender volume will enable anyone who has already worked through a basic Greek grammar to read the New Testament with far greater fluency.
—Vox Reformata
An indispensable aid for beginning Greek students, strongly recommended as a supplement to a standard Greek grammar for any introductory-level seminary course in biblical Greek.
—Ashland Theological Journal
- Title: Lexical Aids for Students of New Testament Greek, 3rd ed.
- Author: Bruce M. Metzger
- Edition: 3rd
- Publisher: Baker
- Publication Date: 1998
- Pages: 112
Bruce M. Metzger (1914–2007) was a New Testament scholar and professor. He earned several degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary and later taught at Princeton for 46 years, retiring as professor of New Testament language and literature emeritus. In 1939, Metzger was ordained in the Presbyterian Church.
An expert in ancient biblical manuscripts, he participated in three major Bible translation projects, including the United Bible Societies’ Greek New Testament. He was on the board of the NRSV translation committee, the American Bible Society, and the United Bible Societies. Metzger wrote several books, including Lexical Aids for Students of New Testament Greek, The Making of the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, and The Bible in Translation: Ancient and English Versions.
Reviews
13 ratings
Emory Horvath
5/12/2023
Always been my favorite book for GNT vocabulary review. The only weakness is that the english glosses are too close to the greek words, which makes it difficult to avoid seeing the gloss for the next word.Rev. Onwuchekwa
6/1/2022
Great resource, not just for students, it will prove helpful for lovers of NT Greek.Landon Lacy
9/14/2021
Logosed
7/4/2020
Zillions of would-be Greek experts produce books aimed at `helping' students study Greek. The difference between Metzger's little work and many of these is that Metzger was de facto an expert in New Testament Greek (unlike many others who simply pretend to be) and his book actually is helpful. This faithful servant of God helped produce the critical edition of the Greek New Testament and was also editor of the NRSV translation of the Bible. This book contains lists of NT words that occur frequently as well as other mnemonic tools aimed at helping students master Greek vocabulary. What sets this work apart are the accurate glosses provided. I have used other similar works, but none are nearly as helpful in providing the same accurate definitions. Greek students should work through this book in their first year of Greek and memorize its contents fully. This will put them on a very firm footing when they begin to translate passages from the New Testament.José Carlos Martínez Cristóbal
12/17/2016
Kenny Bayles
12/17/2015
James
3/7/2015
Manuel Fernández Martín
12/18/2014
Vamberto Marinho de Arruda Junior
4/28/2014
David Leslie Bond
4/3/2014
