Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Coded with Strong's Concordance Numbers

hard to get into but when you do, it is very informative and helps to explain the greek words

Great, classic book on NT Greek words and their usage. He gives a good deal of derivation information, which is very valuable. Note to fellow Greek students: even though your book may include all the vocabulary you need, you should still get this book right away. One of the hardest thing about learning languages (at least for me) is memorizing vocabulary, and having the derivations makes it much easier. Example: the word PROSWPON (face). Mounce gives the memorable phrase "Pour soap on" as a mnemonic; but even more helpful to me was Thayer's explanation that PROSWPON is derived from PROS+OPS="what's in front of your eyes." Another one: ENOPION (before). Thayer explains it comes from EN+OPS="in the eyes of". Beautiful.Another thing I especially like is how he relates many Greek words to words in other languages, not just English. For example, "IDE" could be defined as look, behold, etc; but Thayer would give the helpful hint "Latin: ecce". Where useful, he also lists equivalents for some words in German, French, etc.The only drawback is that it's an reprint of an old (1880?) text, so some of the print is a little hard to read, and some of the references are hard to figure out and then to find. But, especially for the money, it's a great tool.

The 1st edition of this venerable tome was printed in 1885. This is a reprint of the 4th edition; we are now on the 15th edition of that work, most recently printed in July 2021. It not only gives definitions, but relates all the usages seen in the Greek New Testament, as well as a wealth of extra biblical citations, even back to Attic Greek sources. You can thus trace the historical evolution of the word's meaning. The thing that is most useful is that the words are numbered identically to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. You thus don't even have to read Greek to use this lexicon. If you have read this far, you probably do, or at least are attempting to learn the Greek. This lexicon will amplify considerably the definitions found in Strong's. No, it does not have THE latest updates from the recently discovered papyri. But for most of us, that is probably not a huge factor. Well made, well bound, and a bargain at the price. Highly recommended!!

Works great with interlinear Bible that has strongs concordance numbers.Words have multiple meanings, context drives the meaning. This will really help make sure you are exegeting correctly.

For anyone needing a good reliable lexicon at a decent price, Thayer is a goodchoice. True, it came out before the papyri discoveries, but what is most importantisn't how old or new a work is, but how accurate it is. Thayer ranks excellent inthat area. There is a mistake here or there, but that's true in any work, and if youget the Hendrickson edition, it has the Strong's numbers, for those who don't knowGreek well. If one needs a newer lexicon, they are available large and small, someon the used market for a fraction of the price.I occasionally read a few rather critical reviews of Thayer, saying it's out ofdate, and be sure to get the BDAG if you want to learn the correct meanings of theGreek. BDAG is a bit on the high-price side (especially for students on a budget),also it's not perfect (I have noticed a couple of entries where they inserted theirown theology, even ignoring the historians). That happens, which is why one must bealert in ANY work written by humans, and let the Bible be the final authority.So then, if you want a BDAG and have the $120+ to spend, of course get it, and useit well. Or if you need only NT material, you might look at the CONCISE edition forhalf price (sometimes you can go even lower if someone "wants bookshelf space".However, just because Thayer is from the 1880's, please don't think it's not areliable lexicon (remember the Bible itself is rather old). I read many works fromscholars that quote it. It will give you plenty of help in learning the meanings ofthe words of God in the original language.

I sent this to my cousin who studies scripture and he said it is so helpful to read the translations, he loves it.

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The best definitions of the greek words followed with strongs numbers right next to them. I really like this! I use this with my key word bible and its amazing. I definitely recommend this book! The pages are durable and the print is perfect. When you open it up it gives your the publishers preface to the new edition and follows with the preface from J.H. Thayer. And than a list of anient authors in the lexicon with the list of books. Follows with explanations and abbreviations. And than the whole things is in alphabetical order in greek with the strongs number next to them with the definition and bible verse. Its truly awesome.

Very and useful as i ecpected

A very good handbook, and cheap. It includes thousands of references which frequently confirm that you found the right word. That said, it occasionally puts in some interpretive translations which can be annoying, especially as it is not always clear without cross-checking other lexicons / dictionaries. But for a beginner's lexicon, it's easy to use, and has the Strong's numbers, for what it's worth.

Un classico per studiare il lessico del nuovo testamento

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The standard by which all others will be judged - and what a labour of love it was! My old (large, heavy and very much used) 1886 version is falling apart at the seams so a smaller, lighter copy was very much in order. For the price, this book offers fantastic value for money - and a much more convenient size and weight for general use.The print quality of this modern copy can't match the original crystal clear type but it's perfectly readable. I'm delighted this book is available at a very reasonable price for modern students - an exercise in Germanic thoroughness!