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Jeffo -> Updated Strong's? (5/4/2008 2:26:08 PM)
I'm looking for something like the Strong's definitions but with updated scholarship. For someone who doesn't know Greek or Hebrew, are these what I would be looking for? A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Second Edition by Albert B. Elsasser et al. Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon Or are they overkill? Thanks. Jeff

BerianAardvark -> RE: Updated Strong's? (5/14/2008 1:45:33 PM)
Brown-Driver-Briggs’ Hebrew Definitions and Thayer’s Greek Definitions are more modern dictionaries keyed to Strong's numbers. One question...since both Biblical Greek and Hebrew are dead languages, barring the discovery of new manuscripts that alter or add to our understanding of what specific words meant at the time the books they were written, what difference would newer scholarship make? Dead languages are dead because they are no longer in use, hence do not change. Some Greek and Hebrew dictionaries uses the Goodrick/Kohlenberg numbering scheme. It is essentially a corrected Strong's with some modifications to accommodate a more extensive grammatical analysis. The G/K numbering system is gaining popularity in scholarly circles - several grammatical tools reference it or use it outright. But the definitions would still remain essentially the same as they are under Strong's Brown-Driver-Briggs and Thayer's. I would recommend, if you Bible study software has such a module available, that you use one that also deals with Tense Mood and Voice for the Greek verbs, and stem and mood for the Hebrew verbs. That would take care of much of the more detailed grammatical analysis help in the Goodrick/Kohlenberg system. This is most likely going to be of more use (as well as more available at a reasonable price...free in the case of some software I know of). Hope this helps, Tim

GrahamCracker -> RE: Updated Strong's? (5/14/2008 6:17:53 PM)
One of the top Evangelical NT Greek lexicons would be Bauer-Arndt-Gingrich-Danker. I think I have that right. However, the newer editions aren't keyed to Strong's numbering system like the older ones were. Laymen would have difficulty using it unless you have actually had a Greek course.

BerianAardvark -> RE: Updated Strong's? (5/16/2008 9:02:08 AM)
The advantage to having multiple dictionaries is that, though the actual definition of a word doesn't change, some dictionaries contain more nuanced/detailed definitions. As an example Strong's H1254 בּרא bârâ' baw-raw' A primitive root; (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes): - choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat). The Tense Mood Voice component (since bara is a verb) (Hebrew calls it stem and mood) H8804 Stem -Qal See [H8851] (H8851 has the definition of Qal) Mood -Perfect See [H8816] (has the defionition of Perfect Mood) Count-12562 H8851 Qal Qal is the most frequently used verb pattern. It expresses the "simple" or "causal" action of the root in the active voice. Examples: He sat, he ate, he went, he said, he rose, he bought This form accounts for 66.7% of the verbs parsed. Brown Driver Briggs: H1254 בּרא bârâ' BDB Definition: 1) to create, shape, form 1a) (Qal) to shape, fashion, create (always with God as subject) 1a1) of heaven and earth 1a2) of individual man 1a3) of new conditions and circumstances 1a4) of transformations 1b) (Niphal) to be created 1b1) of heaven and earth 1b2) of birth 1b3) of something new 1b4) of miracles 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cut down 1c2) to cut out 2) to be fat 2a) (Hiphil) to make yourselves fat Part of Speech: verb As you can see the Brown Driver Briggs temds to be easier to use...as it shows the various stems without having to go to a different definition area. The differences in the Greek (Stromg's verses Thayer) aren't quite so clear cut Strong's: G4573 σεβάζομαι sebazomai seb-ad'-zom-ahee Middle voice from a derivative of G4576; to venerate, that is, adore: - worship. Thayer: G4573 σεβάζομαι sebazomai Thayer Definition: 1) to fear, be afraid 2) to honour religiously, to worship Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by Thayer’s/Strong’s Number: middle voice from a derivative of G4576

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