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 poor seller October 3, 2008
Tiffany Hamilton
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I never received this item. I ordered it over a month ago and no word on Amazon refunding my $40 either
 Greek Grammar December 8, 2007
Jerry Tim Winters (Henderson, TN)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Herbert Weir Smyth's grammar book for the New Testament language is the top of the line for learning the many wonderful things that are happening in the Koine Greek. The book is probably for the intermediate and beyond student, but, you might as well start learning the nuances of Greek from the beginning. I have not looked at A. T. Robertson's grammar, which many look at as being the best of the complete grammars and not just the books that are meant for first year Greek students, but I can't see that his would be any more complete than Smyth's. You will learn the morphological changes that are happening, the history of the etymological changes in the words, and just a plethora of knowledge of this beautiful language that is so important to our understanding of God's word. If you really want to be a complete student of the Koine language, this book is for you. If you want the basics and a fast way to get up to speed on reading the NT text in Greek, then you might want to go with David A. Black's book or William Mounce's book on the basic principles of the Koine Greek.
One of the best Greek grammars! March 17, 2006
Dr. Fritz Forkel (Bad Homburg, Germany)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is an excellent Greek grammar, but only for the
advanced! Except for Koine Greek, you will find about
everything there.
 Comprehensive but totally overwhelming October 9, 2005
A.R.G. (East Coast, USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Since most of you are probably required to buy this for class like me, this review may not be the most useful. But anyone thinking of buying this should know that it has every possible bit of information about Ancient Greek--and every tidbit, every little comment, is numbered. This means the student ends up reading a chapter, say, on verb stems, and reading numbers 1024 to 1112. Since the data is so organized, you'd think it's an easy reference, but no. If you're looking for something specific, it'll take some wading through numbers and symbols. Whatever you want is definitely in there--it just might take some time to find it.
Still the best Greek grammar December 15, 2003
Seth Aaron Lowry (Olean, NY United States)
27 out of 29 found this review helpful
I am sad to say that I never bought this Grammar during my four years of studying Classics while in college. If I had been smart and actually bought this when I started I could have saved myself a lot of time and prevented a lot of headaches. Now I know that Smythe is old, and some of his approaches are outdated, but that does not mean his grammar book is still effective. His work on both prepositions and moods of verbs are the best I have found and have helped me tremendously. There are some scholars who have surpassed Smythe's work in other areas of Greek grammar and syntax, but as far as a basic and comprehensive grammar goes, Smythe is still the best for your both your wallet and your studies.
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