Oxford Grammar of Classical Greek

Having just started teaching myself ancient Greek through the Great Courses series, I had lots of questions and no instructor. I picked this up to get an overview and initially to clarify the many cases and similar meaning of some prepositions such as επἰ. Never dreamed I'd write a review on a grammar book but this book was great -simple clear and concise. I found the grammatical definitions useful at the beginning and especially useful were the sections on the top 100 irregular verbs, verbs in general, pronouns (oh so many). The only negative comment is the text is not super sharp and I find it handy to have a magnifying glass handy to sort rough from smooth breathing marks

I found the Grammar of Classical Greek to be very informative as it has continuously shown itself to strengthen both my lexicon and understanding of both ancient and modern Greek, both to which it heavily applies. In fact, it has also shown me how little modern Greek has changed in comparison to Classical Greek. With this in light, I was thoroughly unconvinced by its argument on the pronunciation of the alphabet and the words herein, which have been firmly preserved by the Greek Orthodox Church since St. Ignatius in the mid-1st century, which continues to use Classical Greek as the language for its liturgical services, unaffected by the slight changes in the vulgar which consequently resulted in the Greek spoken today.Overlooking this shortcoming, the book gave a fantastic insight into the grammar and proper conjugations, even for the irregular verbs and nouns. This tool will be useful to me even after the book starts falling apart from age and use. I would even suggest searching for a hardcover copy of the book...

I am a student in Classics at the University of Bucharest (Romania), this being my last year of studies. This book has fulfilled my expectations. Being a small book, I can take it with me everywhere, and repeat the Greek grammar. Whenever I translate something from Greek and I have problems with a grammatical form, I look into this easy to search book and I usually find a solution to my problem. Of course, this happens when I don't have time to look into bigger and more profound grammars like the ones written by Smith, Goodwin etc. But, as the author says, this Oxford grammar is based on Smith. I recommend this book especially to those who want to repeat the essentials of the accidence and syntax of Ancient Greek.

The book was in good condition as described.It arrived within a few days.I am satisfied with the seller and the book.Thanks.

Wonderful lay-out with clear explanations of the grammatical concepts. It is geared to the mature high school or undergraduate learner as reference, or for use as an adjunct text in a course with an instructional grammar book. (This volume is, in fact, an additional, recommended resource for JACT's "Reading Greek" set for learning ancient -- chiefly Attic -- Greek.)This is a handy, well-organized book with a very useful section on the "101 Most Common Irregular Verbs."Best of all, this is a very affordable book in comparison with much of its competition.

This book boils down the essentials of ancient Greek grammar into a very compact format--and for a very reasonable price. It's remarkably thorough for its length. It doesn't obviate the need for Smyth's grammar if you are serious about engaging with ancient Greek, but at an elementary level, it provides all the information you really need, and at a more advanced level it can serve as a handy quick reference tool.

I have other reference books but this one is my favorite quick reference. Easy to navigate, informative but concise.

I ordered and was charged for a new copy, but received a used one. I won't be initiating a return because it's still usable but it is visibly busted, like it was at the bottom of someone's bag.The product itself is fantastic, extremely useful for anyone translating Classical Greek. If you want to ensure that you get the quality you ordered, maybe get it from a different source.

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El libro llegó en perfecto estado. Respecto al contenido, es sumamente útil para quien se encuentra estudiando esta lengua tan antigua y tan moderna a la vez. El precio no me pareció elevado si se toma en cuenta el contenido.

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値段の割に情報量が多く、例文も豊富です。しかし、その例文は全て古典作品からの引用なので、この本から学習を開始するような初心者が読んで理解するのは、まず不可能かと思われます。例えば10ページから始まる基礎の基礎である品詞(Case)の説明では、13ページの例文で「διεφθαρμενον」という語がでてきます。基礎の基礎を学んでいる段階の人が、「これはφθειρ-ωの変化した完了形の分詞で、そのstemは"φθαρ"で、　partのMasのmidのAccuの形だ」と分かるか疑問です。ρ-σαがραに省略されたアオリストの「φθειρ-α-μεν-ος」の形と極めてややこしいです。本書では、例文の単語について、そうした説明は一切なく、下に英訳があるだけです。しかし、どうしてそういう訳になるのかは、上に示したような文法を辿る知識が必須です。従って、一通り基礎の文法を学んで練習を積まないとまず理解できません。もしくは、表面的に分かったつもりになるだけです。少なくとも「動詞の分詞化とその活用」をまだ理解していないレベルの人向けの本ではないです。幸い、基礎の基礎はインターネットの英語サイトに非常に良いものがあるので、入門者はまずその内容を叩き込んである程度練習してから、この本に取り掛かると良いと思います。

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