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I've got this one. It has some nice maps, a good sized font, and a dictionary in the back.

I'm not sure how much grammar you have under your belt, but I'd consider having a look at some - Eric G Jay's is a bit old, but still relevant. As far as lexicons go, I agree that BDAG is your best bet.

Finally, If you're feeling serious about studying the NT you might also want to looking into a program to help you out - there's Accordance for Mac and Logos for Windows.

Hope that helps and enjoy koine!

There are a few helpful book you could browse.

This book, though seemingly silly because of all of the cartoons and childish concepts, is EXTREMELY helpful and made learning Koine fairly easy for me.

https://smile.amazon.com/Greek-Me-J-Lyle-Story/dp/159160222X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466640272&sr=8-1&keywords=greek+to+me

If you have access to a university Library, go ahead and check out the BDAG. It is an exhaustive biblical dictionary and will become helpful when looking for definitions later.

Lastly, when you begin translating, this last book becomes helpful as well. It has a section in the book with every verb used in the NT. When I translate, I write the first three principal parts of the verb I'm defining in the parentheses next to it.

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Hopefully this helps.

I like the Greek-English version that has the RSV English and CT Greek on facing pages with footnotes. You need a magnifying glass, but I find having the full English in front of me very helpful and easier to navigate than an interlinear.

This is generally considered the best NT lexicon: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.amazon.com/Greek-English-Lexicon-Testament-Christian-Literature/dp/0226039331&ved=2ahUKEwjg-rnhk5TkAhUQIKwKHWL4BioQFjAAegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw2x1bV7P6oLho-Lu3Dn94Uv

It's pretty extensive. There is a shorter edition too if you're mostly wanting glosses, but if you're wanting to really dig in BDAG is the way to go.

I have seen people using the Brill dictionary lately too, but it's not specifically NT.

The grammar from what I can tell is really close but tends to be simpler in Koine so you probably wouldn't need a specifically NT grammar. Wallace's grammar would help with specific passages and constructions if you want one and his book is relatively inexpensive.

Hey there!


First off, I'm glad you're trying to learn Koine it is a TOUGH undertaking!

I have some bad news for you. You can't be immersed in Koine Greek because it's dead.
That's like asking to be immersed in Old English, you can't be because no one speaks it anymore.

Modern Greek came from Koine in the same way that Modern English came from Old English but they have changed so much that you couldn't understand the original Beowulf as a modern native English speaker in the same way that a modern native Greek speaker couldn't understand the original Odyssey.

It is thought that of all the languages that came out of Greek, Tsakonian has changed the least but that evolved from Doric Greek not Koine. If you're just starting out I HIGHLY recommend Keep Your Greek, here's a link.

Are you also working through the workbook? Or just the text?


The workbook uses actual verses from the bible to give you practice as you go.

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