The Cambridge Greek Lexicon 2 Volume Hardback Set

Major new, up-to-date Ancient Greek-English dictionary, based on fresh reading of the texts and modern lexicographical methods.

(Author), James Diggle (Editor-in-chief)

9780521826808, Cambridge University Press

, published 22 April 2021

1570 pages
25.9 x 18.3 x 9.9 cm, 3.3 kg

'It will no doubt become a standard work of reference for students throughout the world and it will save scholars a trip to the fuller LSJ or Montanari for most quotidian purposes.' Luuk Huitink, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

The Cambridge Greek Lexicon is based upon principles differing from those of existing Greek lexica. Entries are organised according to meaning, with a view to showing the developing senses of words and the relationships between those senses. Other contextual and explanatory information, all expressed in contemporary English, is included, such as the typical circumstances in which a word may be used, thus giving fresh insights into aspects of Greek language and culture. The editors have systematically re-examined the source material (including that which has been discovered since the end of the nineteenth century) and have made use of the most recent textual and philological scholarship. The Lexicon, which has been twenty years in the making, is written by an editorial team based in the Faculty of Classics in Cambridge, consisting of Professor James Diggle (Editor-in-Chief), Dr Bruce Fraser, Dr Patrick James, Dr Oliver Simkin, Dr Anne Thompson, and Mr Simon Westripp.

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Subject Areas: New Testaments [HRCF2], Literary studies: classical, early & medieval [DSBB], Lexicography [CFM], Historical & comparative linguistics [CFF]