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List of Grammars

Posted: March 6th, 2012, 9:14 pm
by R.A.F
Hello all,

Lately, I've been searching through different grammars just to compare and contrast them. I've found a few good ones, both pdf and hard copy. I was just inquiring to see if there are any *really* good ones to get.

Re: List of Grammars

Posted: March 7th, 2012, 12:06 am
by MAubrey
What grammars do you have already?

Re: List of Grammars

Posted: March 7th, 2012, 2:57 pm
by Mark Lightman
Χαῖρε Ρ.Α.Φ.

I’m not saying that Smyth’s Greek Grammar is a *really* good book, but put it this way: If I was stranded on a desert island and I could only bring one Greek resource period, lexicon, grammar, text book, whatever, I would bring Smyth’s Greek Grammar and I would pray to the Lord God that I might never be rescued. Smyth is that good.

One needs a list of Greek grammars like one needs a list of great Civil War Presidents. I would say of Smyth, R.A.F., what Churchhill said of your namesake, the Royal Air Force: "Never have so many owed so much to a book written by one guy with so few fine words."

τὸν Σιδηρέα φιλῶ.

Re: List of Grammars

Posted: March 7th, 2012, 3:04 pm
by Jonathan Robie
Are you looking for an introductory grammar? A reference grammar that you can quickly find answers in? A grammar to read repeatedly and learn from, having attained some mastery of the language already?

Will you read primarily in the New Testament, or more widely?

Re: List of Grammars

Posted: April 13th, 2012, 2:34 pm
by R.A.F
I've been learning Koine greek for a few years now, but have within the past few monthes also taken up Homeric, so something I could repeatedly learn from might be best.