Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament Based on Semantic Domains

TWO VOLUME SET

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United Bible Society of South Africa

Louw-Nida Greek Lexicon is a modern Greek lexicon using the concept of "semantic domains." This lexicon differs from other lexicons in that it does not arrange words alphabetically and it does not give one listing of a word with all of that word's meanings after it. Instead, it breaks words down by their various shades of meaning. It then groups all of those entries together and organizes them by topics and sub-topics. It shows the nuances in word meanings and explains difficult expressions and idiomatic usages of words, and even provides advice on how words might be translated under various conditions. Since it groups words by meanings, it shows distinctions in meaning between similar words, and also between differences in one word's meaning in different contexts, as well as showing the overlaps between word meanings.

I was recommended this book for a project I am working on and found it at the library where I realized it was a 'must have' resource. I searched for it on Amazon - my search place for all books - and not only found it but at an incredible price I could afford. I have been using it ever since (about 3 weeks). It has something that goes beyond most Lexicons at this time- not only the words and their meaning but they are organized into semantic domains - a new but necessary concept for me. This set of books (2) has and will be a part of my regular research procedures for the indefinite future. I only wish there was something like it for Hebrew words...
Thanks for making it available!