A Greek–English Lexicon

A Greek - English Lexicon (English for " Greek -English Lexicon ") is an ancient Greek -English dictionary. In the English-speaking world it is considered a standard work. According to its founders, the British classical scholar Henry George Liddell and Robert Scott, and the second agent Henry Stuart Jones is also " Liddell -Scott " or " Liddell -Scott -Jones " (short LSJ ) called.

History

The lexicon was created as a revision of the manual dictionary of the Greek language by Franz Passow, whose processing was disrupted by Passow's death in 1833. The Oxford classical scholar Henry George Liddell (1811-1898) and Robert Scott (1811-1887) taught at Oxford University Press together seven copies of their dictionary out (1843, 1845, 1849, 1855, 1861, 1869 and 1882 ). At the same time also the Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, which was completed in 1879 was built. 1843, simultaneously with the first edition of the great and on the basis of a very useful student lexicon, the so-called 'little Liddell ' ("A Lexicon. Abridged from Liddell and Scott 's Greek - English Lexicon "), which has undergone several revisions and countless reissues and today is still tangible. For this, the seventh edition (1882 ) was published in 1889 in abridged form as to Intermediate Greek - English Lexicon and serves as a pocket dictionary. After the death of Scott Liddell got the eighth edition of the great lexicon in 1897 alone. After his own death in 1898, this edition was in 1901 and reissued in 1908.

1911 took over Henry Stuart Jones ( 1867-1939 ) and Roderick McKenzie, the Machining and 1922 and in 1928 published further editions of the eighth edition. In a 1925 preface written the merits of Liddell and Scott are appreciated.

After the death first of Jones ' assistants McKenzie (1937) and then by Jones himself (1939 ) appeared in 1940 with the preface of 1925, worried by the two ninth edition of the lexicon, however, still clung to a list to be added is corrective and entries. In 1968 it was incorporated into an attached supplement that has been edited by Martin L. West. In 1981, PGW Glare editor of the Supplement, who had edited the Oxford Latin Dictionary. Since 1988 Anne Thompson is an associate editor. The editors of the supplement works with a sigle apparatus, corrections, additions and deletions to the ninth issue is different. The recently published edition of the Supplement of 1996; However, the main text of the lexicon remains that of the ninth edition of which is quoted with the international bibliographic abbreviation LSJ. In Supplement Preface of 1996, the editors announce, will be integrated entries in Linear B to the interpretation of Michael Ventris.

Importance

Due to its position as the most comprehensive, unrivaled ancient Greek ( - English), it is dictionary of Liddell -Scott -Jones is a unique work of its kind and has wide experience reception over the English-speaking world beyond. He serves as a template for the current Diccionario Griego - Español. Since the task of Passow'schen dictionary in the mid 19th century has been published no equal standing Greek dictionary in German-speaking, while the detailed Latin- German Concise Dictionary of Karl Ernst Georges since the beginning of the 20th century is true of the Latin language as a standard work. In the absence of an equivalent comprehensive dictionary of Liddell -Scott -Jones is also used in German-speaking countries, even though smaller German - Greek dictionaries have appeared, such as the Greek - German school dictionary by Hermann amount or the Greek - German school and concise dictionary of Wilhelm Gemoll.

Expenditure

• A Greek - English lexicon: With a revised supplement. Compiled by Henry George Liddell and Robert Scott. Revised and augmented by Henry Stuart Jones Throughout with the assistance of Roderick McKenzie and with the cooperation of many scholars. 9th edition, Clarendon Press Oxford 1996, ISBN 0-19-864226-1