Cambridge Greek Lexicon - interesting definitions
Posted: April 25th, 2021, 4:27 am
I figured that since the Cambridge Greek Lexicon is based on a new reading of the text and is not a mere update of an existing lexicon that flagging definitions in it that may be of interest to people is a worthwhile thread
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I just looked up the meaning that they give for μονογενης
Here the have it coming from μονος and γενος, γιγνομαι
1. Alone in birth; (of a son or daughter), only born, only - Hesiod, Aeschylus, Herodotus, Apollonius Rhodius, New Testament, Plutarch
2. (Of a royal line) from a single family - Plato
3. Alone in kind (of being, heaven) unique - Parmenides. Plato.
https://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/ ... ?format=WX
Note that they do not provide locations within an author, just the author that the meaning is found inThe Cambridge Greek Lexicon is based upon principles differing from those of existing Greek lexica. Entries are organised according to meaning, with a view to showing the developing senses of words and the relationships between those senses. Other contextual and explanatory information, all expressed in contemporary English, is included, such as the typical circumstances in which a word may be used, thus giving fresh insights into aspects of Greek language and culture. The editors have systematically re-examined the source material (including that which has been discovered since the end of the nineteenth century) and have made use of the most recent textual and philological scholarship. The Lexicon, which has been twenty years in the making, is written by an editorial team based in the Faculty of Classics in Cambridge, consisting of Professor James Diggle (Editor-in-Chief), Dr Bruce Fraser, Dr Patrick James, Dr Oliver Simkin, Dr Anne Thompson, and Mr Simon Westripp.
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English definitions and translations in contemporary language, with contextual descriptions that will aid users at all levels
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I just looked up the meaning that they give for μονογενης
Here the have it coming from μονος and γενος, γιγνομαι
1. Alone in birth; (of a son or daughter), only born, only - Hesiod, Aeschylus, Herodotus, Apollonius Rhodius, New Testament, Plutarch
2. (Of a royal line) from a single family - Plato
3. Alone in kind (of being, heaven) unique - Parmenides. Plato.