Back

Bible Dictionary of Ancient Greek (BDAG) A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament

$200.00

12.5% off Lowest price possible is $175. (Publisher requirement)

Now includes Strong’s numbers in topic tree! It will now work with your Strong’s number resources NASB, NET2, etc.

Described as an “invaluable reference work” (Classical Philology) and “a tool indispensable for the study of early Christian literature” (Religious Studies Review) in its previous edition, this new updated edition takes Walter Bauer’s Wörterbuch zu den Schriften des Neuen Testaments even further.  This work includes Greek definitions for works of all periods of Greek, and has more than 25,000 additional references to classical, intertestamental, Early Christian, and modern literature.

In this edition, Frederick W. Danker’s broad knowledge of Greco-Roman literature, as well as papyri and epigraphs, provides a more panoramic view of the world of Jesus and the New Testament. Danker has also introduced a more consistent mode of reference citation, and has provided a composite list of abbreviations to facilitate easy access to this wealth of information.

Perhaps the single most important lexical innovation of Danker’s edition is its inclusion of extended definitions for Greek terms. For instance, a key meaning of “episkopos” was defined in the second American edition as overseer; Danker defines it as “one who has the responsibility of safeguarding or seeing to it that something is done in the correct way, guardian.” Such extended definitions give a fuller sense of the word in question, which will help avoid both anachronisms and confusion among users of the lexicon who may not be native speakers of English.

Danker’s edition of Bauer’s Wörterbuch is an indispensable tool for New Testament exegete.

theWord Features:

  • Verse popups
  • Abbreviation popups
  • Fully searchable text
  • Easy navigation of topics via topics tree display.
  • Greek Lemmas
  • Strong’s Numbers in topic tree
  • Special Text Colors
    • Normal: Text
    • Hyperlink: New Docs | Hb 9:4
    • Greek: σωμάτων
    • Hebrew: מִשְׁפָּט
Description

also known as

A Greek-English Lexicon of New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature

DESCRIPTION

Described as an “invaluable reference work” (Classical Philology) and “a tool indispensable for the study of early Christian literature” (Religious Studies Review) in its previous edition, this new updated American edition of Walter Bauer’s Wörterbuch zu den Schriften des Neuen Testaments builds on its predecessor’s staggering deposit of extraordinary erudition relating to Greek literature from all periods. Including entries for many more words, the new edition also lists more than 25,000 additional references to classical, intertestamental, Early Christian, and modern literature.

In this edition, Frederick W. Danker’s broad knowledge of Greco-Roman literature, as well as papyri and epigraphs, provides a more panoramic view of the world of Jesus and the New Testament. Danker has also introduced a more consistent mode of reference citation, and has provided a composite list of abbreviations to facilitate easy access to this wealth of information.

Perhaps the single most important lexical innovation of Danker’s edition is its inclusion of extended definitions for Greek terms. For instance, a key meaning of “episkopos” was defined in the second American edition as overseer; Danker defines it as “one who has the responsibility of safeguarding or seeing to it that something is done in the correct way, guardian.” Such extended definitions give a fuller sense of the word in question, which will help avoid both anachronisms and confusion among users of the lexicon who may not be native speakers of English.

Danker’s edition of Bauer’s Wörterbuch will be an indispensable guide for Biblical and classical scholars, ministers, seminarians, and translators.

Quotes from reviewers

So buy BDAG (sell your car if necessary!) and learn to use it. You will not regret your purchase.”
     Rodney J. Decker, M.Div., Th.M., Th.D., Assoc. Professor of New Testament Baptist Bible Seminary, Clarks Summit, PA

It goes without saying that all scholars and students of early Christianity will profit from BDAG and will want to own a copy of this fine new edition.”
     Review of Biblical Literature, October 2002 by John T. Fitzgerald, University of Miami

It is without doubt the best tool of its kind that exists in any language, and the present edition is decidedly superior to the earlier ones.”
      Bryn Mawr Classical Review, June 2001 by Jerker Blomqvist, Department of Classics, Lund University

Features of the electronic version for theWord

  • Verse references, abbreviations and references linked for immediate lookup
  • Fully searchable text, including all Greek and Hebrew words
  • Definitions properly aligned in indented lists using the visual markers of the print edition for easy navigation and grouping
  • Careful representation of all Greek/Hebrew with unicode standards for easy copying/referencing
  • Strong’s Numbers have been added to enable linking with more resources.

Our version of the BDAG also has hyperlinks for the many abbreviations used through the definitions. Since some of these are cryptic to most people, even many Bible students, this is a really great way to understand what is being written. Many Bible programs will hyperlink to Greek words in the definition, but few will also give you popup helps to the abbreviations.

Hom.

Obj.

Another good thing about BDAG is that it includes verbs in their conjugated forms, for example…

Most people will not appreciate this feature, but then again, this lexicon is not for most people. For those who are in the beginning and intermediate stages of Greek, the BDAG has these conjugated forms of verbs. In this example, the verb afiemi is very different in form from efie. BDAG will help somebody starting out in Greek or rusty on their Greek to find lexical entries for word forms.

Please see my copy of BDAG Errata or the original source at Rodney Decker’s page. Please note that this page has basically a forum of questions and observations about the BDAG3. Such a great and hefty work is bound to have errors in, and this page is a listing of articles about BDAG and these possible errors.

Customer Reviews

Based on 1 review
100%
(1)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
J
Jeffrey Van Hatten

Bible Dictionary of Ancient Greek (BDAG) A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament