Ebook: Lexical Semantics of the Greek New Testament

Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature
Publication date: 1992
ISBN: 1555405789
Number of pages: 169The primary purpose of this analysis of lexical semantics in the Greek vocabulary of the New Testament is to provide scholars, translators, and students with a more complete statement about the principles and procedures employed in the preparation of the Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament Based on Semantic Domains (abbreviated as L and N). Although this lexicon contains an introduction which outlines the major principles and indicates the scientific basis for such a treatment of New Testament Greek vocabulary, it has become increasingly evident that most users would appreciate a more detailed analysis of the lexicological principles and their implications.
A secondary purpose is to provide readers with an introduction to lexicology as illustrated by a number of issues involved in treating the meanings of words and idioms in the New Testament. This has meant highlighting the methods used in analyzing similarities and contrasts in meaning and in classifying domains. This volume does presuppose a considerable knowledge of the Greek of the New Testament, but it is not designed merely for New Testament specialists. Anyone interested in the problems of lexical meaning and exegesis should find the contents helpful.