An intermediate Greek-English lexicon : founded upon the seventh edition of Liddell and Scott's Greek-English lexicon

by Henry George Liddell (Editor)

Other authorsRobert Scott (Editor)
Hardcover, 1983

Status

Available

Call number

D0400508790

Collection

Publication

Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1983.

Description

The standard intermediate reference for ancient Greek.

User reviews

LibraryThing member webecca
Many entries include phrases from Sophocles, Demosthenes, Homer, and Thucydides.
LibraryThing member Stevia
There's no other Greek lexicon like it.
LibraryThing member frannyor
Liddell was the father of Alice Liddell, the Alice of "Alice in Wonderland." The definitive ancient Greek-English dictionary, and it never goes out of date.
LibraryThing member flmcgough
Sufficient depth for all but the most demanding reader. Unless you reading Greek is all you, i.e. you are a classicist, not an historian, this is most likely more than enough for your purposes. The pages can be a bit hard to decipher depending on the printing you have, as the new editions are
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simply photocopies.
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LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
This one-volume abridgement of the massive eighty-volume (at last count) Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell and Scott is simply a must for any serious student of ancient Greek. It covers everything from Homeric Greek, through classical Attic, and on to Koine (the Greek of the New Testament). An
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amazing accomplishment, comparable in scope to the OED, this book represents the combined work of many, many fine scholars.

I have used this since the first year I studied Greek, and am thrilled to finally have my own copy!
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Original language

English

Original publication date

1883 (seventh edition of Liddell & Scott's larger lexicon)
1889 (abridged edition)

Physical description

910 p.; 23 cm

Pages

910

ISBN

0199102066 / 9780199102068
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