LOUW and NIDA Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament

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Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament by Johannes P. Louw; Eugene A. Nida

Call Number: PA881 .G68 1989

2 Volumes

How to find your word's entry

Volume 2 gives you the section(s) to look at in Volume 1.

  1. Greek-English Index (Volume 2)
  2. English Index (Volume 2)
  3. McReynolds

Example:

  1. kupios (page 149 of volume 2)--
    • ​​a Lord   12.9
    • b owner 57.12
    • c ruler   37.51
    • d sir      87.53
    • 53.62
  2. Lord (page 303 of volume 2)--12.9-11; 37.63; 53.62
  3. LN 149 (this is the page # to look at in the Greek-English Index in volume 2)
How to use your word's entry

Louw and Nida groups words according to semantic domain rather than listing them in alphabetical order. Also, most words will be listed under multiple semantic domains, so you will need to look in multiple locations to find all that Louw and Nida says about the word.

Example:

Kupios is found in the following sections:

  • 12.9 under Supernatural Beings and Powers (page 139 in volume 1)
  • 37.51 under Control, Rule (page 478 in volume 1)
  • 53.62 under Religious Activities (page 541 in volume 1)
  • 57.12 under Possess, Transfer, Exchange (page 559 in volume 1)
  • 87.53 under Status (page 739 in volume 1)