View Single Post
Old 04-30-2007, 08:52 PM   #4
Chapel-Hill-Coug
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Posts: 216
Chapel-Hill-Coug is an unknown quantity at this point
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Solon View Post
Duals are pretty rare, but they do show up. Any time I find a form that completely stumps me, it of course ends up being a dual. I wouldn't worry about them too much, but you should at least be familiar enough to know where to look in the grammar book when you can't figure out what the hell that form is.

BTW, I can't really think of a wider difference in ancient Greek between New Testament and Homer. 800+ years. When you get there, you might want to consider picking up a more specific lexicon for either one. I have an old Homeric dictionary that I love (got it at an estate sale). I'm sure there's something more modern out there than my 1904 reprint of Autenrieth.
I haven't seen the one you're referring to, but I own Cunliffe's *Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect* and it is fabulous.
Chapel-Hill-Coug is offline   Reply With Quote