A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd Edition (BDAG/BGAD)
Described as an "invaluable reference work" (Classical Philology) and "a tool indispensable for the study of early Christian literature" (Religious Studies Review) in its previous edition, this new updated American edition of Walter Bauer's Wörterbuch zu den Schriften des Neuen Testaments builds on its predecessor's staggering deposit of extraordinary erudition relating to Greek literature from all periods. Including entries for many more words, the new edition also lists more than 25,000 additional references to classical, intertestamental, Early Christian, and modern literature.
In this edition, Frederick W. Danker's broad knowledge of Greco-Roman literature, as well as papyri and epigraphs, provides a more panoramic view of the world of Jesus and the New Testament. Danker has also introduced a more consistent mode of reference citation, and has provided a composite list of abbreviations to facilitate easy access to this wealth of information.
Perhaps the single most important lexical innovation of Danker's edition is its inclusion of extended definitions for Greek terms. For instance, a key meaning of "episkopos" was defined in the second American edition as overseer; Danker defines it as "one who has the responsibility of safeguarding or seeing to it that something is done in the correct way, guardian." Such extended definitions give a fuller sense of the word in question, which will help avoid both anachronisms and confusion among users of the lexicon who may not be native speakers of English.
Danker's edition of Bauer's Wörterbuch will be an indispensable guide for Biblical and classical scholars, ministers, seminarians, and translators.
Perhaps the single most important lexical innovation of Danker's edition is its inclusion of extended definitions for Greek terms. For instance, a key meaning of "episkopos" was defined in the second American edition as overseer; Danker defines it as "one who has the responsibility of safeguarding or seeing to it that something is done in the correct way, guardian." Such extended definitions give a fuller sense of the word in question, which will help avoid both anachronisms and confusion among users of the lexicon who may not be native speakers of English.
Danker's edition of Bauer's Wörterbuch will be an indispensable guide for Biblical and classical scholars, ministers, seminarians, and translators.
Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (TDNT, 10 Volume Set)
This monumental reference work, complete in ten volumes, is the authorized and unabridged translation of the famous Theologisches Wörterbuch zum Neuen Testament, known commonly as "Kittel" and considered by many scholars to be the best New Testament Dictionary ever compiled. Mediating between ordinary lexicography and the specific task of exposition, TDNT treats more than 2,300 theologically significant New Testament words, including the more important prepositions and numbers as well as many proper names from the Old Testament. Presenting the words in the order of the Greek alphabet, TDNT typically discusses the following for each word: its secular Greek background, its role in the Old Testament, its use in extra biblical Jewish literature, and its varied uses in the New Testament. Substantial bibliographies and footnotes supplement the articles.
New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology and Exegesis Set
A standard and widely-used reference work for nearly 40 years, the New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology and Exegesis has been thoroughly revised and updated to aid today’s pastors, students, scholars, and teachers in their study of the New Testament.
Offering a wealth of background and information on the meaning of Greek words in the New Testament―as well as related usage in classical Greek sources, the Septuagint, Jewish literature, and more―this important tool offers the following features:
• Alphabetical arrangement according to Greek words instead of previous order according to English topics; this ensures that individual Greek words are not discussed in isolation from one another and are easy to access
• Expanded to include additional Greek words and concepts not covered in the original work, NIDNTTE includes nearly 800 entries covering over 3,000 Greek words
• Discussions have been revised to be in line with modern scholarship and bibliographies are updated
• Corrections have been made to inconsistencies and omissions in earlier versions
• Updated and added consistency to include―for every entry―all necessary background information from classical Greek, the LXX, and Jewish literature.
• A helpful semantic domain index now directs the reader to all of the Greek words that have something to do with a particular English word. For example, under the English word “Anger, Wrath,” there is a list of thirteen Greek words that are related to that topic.
• Significant changes have been made in the presentation and discussion of linguistic details
• and much more!
Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament Based on Semantic Domains (Louw & Nida)
A unique approach to the Greek language, the Greek-English Lexicon by Louw-Nida is a great tool for advanced or intermediate Greek studies. Focusing on the contextual aspect of words, Louw-Nida uses categories called “semantic domains” to navigate the dictionary. With sections such as Plants, Animals, Festivals, and Status, words in this lexicon are arranged with like terms to easily distinguish between the similar Greek words in the category. Not meant for single-word studies, the Louw-Nida Lexicon is helpful when studying topics and discovering all the terms the Greek New Testament uses to talk about a given subject. For example, if you are interested in the type of sea creatures mentioned in the Greek New Testament, you can look for the semantic domain: Animals and find a listing for all the “Fishes & Other Sea Creatures” mentioned in the Bible text. With full definitions for words and examples from the New Testament, Louw-Nida Greek Lexicon offers a different perspective to Greek translation.
Eerdman's Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament (EDNT - 3 Volume Set)
For students of the Greek language, the EDNT is an excellent Greek-English dictionary. The Eerdman's Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament (EDNT) is the English translation of the three-volume Exegetisches Wörterbuch zum Neuen Testament, and is a complete English dictionary of New Testament Greek. It serves as a guide to the usage of every New Testament word in its various contexts, has thorough, lengthy discussions of more significant words, and groups words related by root and meaning (with alphabetical cross-references), distinguish it from simpler Greek-English lexicons.
AMG's Comprehensive Dictionary of New Testament Words
AMG Publishers, a premier provider of Christian books and Bibles that help the average person understand the Bible in its original languages is proud to present to you the multi-functional reference tool that is AMG’s Comprehensive Dictionary of New Testament Words. This dictionary is your gateway to discover the meaning of the words in the Greek New Testament, even if you don’t know the first thing about the Greek language.
Part one contains defintions or cross-references for more than 8,000 English terms, definitions that are based on the meaning of the more than 5,000 Greek words in the Greek New Testament. But, unlike some other tools, where you have to know the Greek alphabet or must first look up a Strong’s number before you get to the real meaning of things, this dictionary is organized alphabetically by the words in your English New Testament. It covers all the common English words and all the names of people and places found in the New Testament, and often lists the Scripture references where that word is used. The primary entries also list the Greek words and Strong’s numbers so that you have them as a reference to other works, but no knowledge of Greek is needed to make full use of this dictionary.
Part Two is a simple lexicon of the Greek New Testament words, organized by Strong’s numbers, defined by terms found in Part One, so that when you want to dig deeper you can look up the other English word entries in Part One where that Greek word is mentioned.
So now you are looking closer at the dictionary, wondering which English translation it is based on, trying to decide just how it will fit into your Bible study. That is the best part; this dictionary is based not on the English words of any one translation, but on the total vocabulary of seven different English translations: J. N. Darby’s version, the King James version, the New King James Version®, the New American Standard Bible®, the New International Version® (1984 edition), the New International Version® (2011 edition), and the English Standard Version®. And the Scripture “quotations” found in the work are actually the author’s paraphrased text so that no one English version is favored over another. Multifunctional but easy to use, comprehensive but focused on one English word at a time, AMG’s Comprehensive Dictionary of New Testament Words is the perfect tool for studying the English New Testament in the version of your choice.
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