What is the standard Greek Dictionary?

[AThornquist]

If one were to quote an authoritative Greek dictionary, what would be the (or an) expected volume?


Thank you!

 

[C. M. Sheffield]

I suppose the BDAG would be somewhere near the top.

 

[AThornquist]

Good providence. I have one of those available. Thank you, sir!

 

[rbcbob]

Perhaps the Theological Dictionary of the New Testament?

 

[Wannabee]

TDNT for a more thorough treatment, though BDAG may be more well known simply because of it's affordability.

 

[21st Century Calvinist]

BDAG would be the most likely one. I have that monster bad boy sitting near me as I write an exegetical paper. Another alternative would be the Louw-Nida dictionary. For grammatical questions Wallace's Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics should be authoritative.

 

[Marrow Man]

There's a condensed version of TDNT that is pretty decent and affordable, but my understanding is that BDAG is supposed to be the standard.

 

[Steve Curtis]

to BDAG.

 

[Bookmeister]

BDAG is the standard. TDNT is an entirely different animal, it interprets in addition to defining, I would stick with BDAG for translating.

 

[CharlieJ]

None listed so far. The authoritative Greek Lexicon is still LSJ. Now, if you're speaking only of biblical Greek, then BDAG, with Louw-Nida coming in second. TDNT is a heavily flawed set. You can consult TDNT, but know that it's highly interpretative.

 

[LaurieBluedorn]

BDAG
Liddell and Scott

 

[LawrenceU]

BDAG is a must for koine. Louw-Nida can be useful. TDNT is highly suspect for translation work.

 

[goodnews]

For weekly sermon work Louw-Nida is my favorite resource.

 

[jawyman]

Not to beat the subject to death, but BDAG is the standard. If you have Logos, I recommend buying electronically.