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The Greek New Testament with Greek-English Dictionary (Ancient Greek Edition) Hardcover – July 1, 2006

Greek Edition by B. Aland (Editor), K. Aland (Editor), J. Karavidopoulos (Editor),
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While the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece is designed for scholarly research, the Greek New Testament, 4th Revised Edition is designed for translators and students.

Like NA27, this is the leading edition of the original text of the New Testament. It contains the same Greek text as NA27, differing only in some details of punctuation and paragraphing. The format of UBS4 is in several respects more user-friendly for students and translators than NA27. It has a more spacious appearance and a larger font. English sub-headings assist in navigating the text for those who may be less familiar with Greek. Old Testament quotations appear in easily recognizable bold font. Synoptic parallels are clearly listed under English headings.

The critical apparatus includes exegetically significant variants (fewer than NA27) but adds extensive manuscript evidence (more than NA27) for each variant, thereby offering in-depth instruction for students on how variants and the evidence for them work together.

An introduction in English is included and an optional Concise Greek-English Dictionary of the New Testament by Barclay Newman is available.

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    918 pages
  2. Language
    Greek
  3. Publisher
    Hendrickson Pub
  4. Publication date
    July 1, 2006
  5. Dimensions
    5.25 x 1 x 7.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1598561693
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1598561692
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hendrickson Pub; 4th edition (July 1, 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Greek
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 918 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1598561693
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1598561692
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 1 x 7.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 123 ratings

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Jim Olah
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Text
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2024
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This book was all Greek to me. 😵‍💫
I purchased it for my grandson, but I used the same one for many years in my pastorates. Easy to read.
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Kevin Sarlow.
5.0 out of 5 stars 4th edition of UBS text
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2013
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This edition I purchased from Amazon is the German Bible Society's 15th printing of the Greek New Testament (with dictionary) - 2010. This is the same text as the Nestle Aland 27th edition, and also the UBS3. But, the significant change is that it has a much upgraded textual and punctuation apparatus.

Regarding the textual apparatus upgrade: The certainty of the textual variants varies significantly from the UBS3. This is because the vast amount of research that has been done on the manuscripts has made translators more certain of the preferred readings. There are still many variants though where scholars differ widely in opinion as to the correct reading. However, there are no passages in the New Testament that cause us to question Christian faith and practice. We can be thankful to God that of the 20,000 lines of text in the Greek New Testament, only 40 are in doubt.

Regarding the punctuation apparatus upgrade: This edition has a complete revision of the punctuation apparatus. It has been revised to indicate different levels of 'segmentation' in the text; namely Paragraph break / no paragraph break; sub paragraph; section / no section; and major section. This now avoids a lot of the confusion brought about by different manuscripts identifying breaks with different punctuation marks.

This edition was particularly helpful as it provides a 205 page Greek-English dictionary at the back. A further helpful addition is a 15 page dictionary list (not exhaustive) of English words which have multiple Greek meanings. Alongside the Greek words are brief English explanations of the nuances they provide the reader of the Greek New Testament. This 2010 edition of the Greek New Testament is a worthy addition to any biblical scholar's bookshelf.
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Zach
5.0 out of 5 stars Would be worth it to me for the apparatus alone.
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2018
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Worth it for the critical apparatus alone. Obviously not as up to date as the 5th edition, but I wanted to save a bit of money for now. For those unaware, the primary difference between this and the NA28 (or rather the NA27 would be the contemporaneous edition with this UBS4 I believe), speaking with regard to the apparatus only, is that this gives much deeper insight into the witnesses for a particular reading/variant, where the NA apparatus gives a shallower view into the evidence pile for a particular reading. The trade off is that the NA treats far more variants (perhaps all known ones--I'm not sure on that point), which scoops up many trivial and, frankly, unimportant and inconsequential variants. The UBS apparatus, by contrast, treats only those variants that are at least in some sense significant or material. So UBS trades away insignificant variants for deeper dives into the more important variants, and NA makes the opposite trade, giving away depth of view for a broader view that captures more or all variants.
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Matthew H. Traylor
4.0 out of 5 stars Good resource with helpful, but limited, dictionary.
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2010
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The quality of print and binding is fairly decent, though I ordered the vinyl-bound version and have some doubts as to how well it will hold up to frequent use. The Greek text is clear, large, and readable, even though (like some others here) I am not too fond of the italic font used in the main text. I on the whole prefer the bold-face font used to indicate quoted passages from the Old Testament. However, I have found that even as a beginning reader of Greek one tends to prefer certain fonts, particularly those one learned Greek with or those found in older Greek texts. However, the font is certainly readable, and I have definitely seen much worse.

As I am no scholar of the New Testament or of biblical textual criticism, I cannot comment much on the critical apparatus given, though it appears at least to provide a great deal of information, if perhaps presented under a somewhat off-putting code of Blackface and Hebrew letters, subscripts, superscripts, and etc. Hopefully in the future I will be able to make use of this apparatus, though as presented (certainly to save space) it appears a bit daunting.

The addition of the general dictionary will be of some use to the beginner, but only as a starting point or as a general gloss. A knowledge of verb forms and noun/adjective declensions is a must, as is the use of a good lexicon, since you will most certainly find yourself searching in vain in this book's dictionary for some irregular verb form. However, the dictionary is handy in a pinch.

On the whole, the quality of the book and its capacity as a general reader rates four stars in my opinion, minus one star for the unorthodox font and potentially weak binding.
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Peter McGowan
5.0 out of 5 stars Revised!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2014
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I have the edition of UBS4 that I bought in 1994. This version is supposed to be the same edition but the text is different in several ways and it is a big improvement. First, the Greek text (the letters) remains the same, but the critical apparatus has been revised and in some cases changed completely (eg Rom 16:7) with an accompanying change in the accents! Second, the dictionary has been completely revised, expanded and improved. Third, a dictionary of words with very similar meanings is included - this is great value and should be studied by every student of koine Greek thoroughly.

This volume THE standard text for every modern Bible translation (except the NKJV) and is essential for anyone wanting familiarity with the NT text and its variants, which are all listed in the critical apparatus.

Highly recommended!
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Madam Dybala
5.0 out of 5 stars Whose going to say anything negative?
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2012
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Well, after all, it IS the New Testament! Who can review negatively?? But, still, I think this is a nice edition. I liked the introduction, which was clear and informative, and I like the footnotes, which are a big help.

The inclusion of a dictionary in the back is wonderful (this is a Koine Greek edition). Previously, I had to juggle a couple of books. I've always had a problem with being too compulsive (look up meaning, even when I already know it, just in case there is a nuance I might miss). But, somehow, having the dictionary right there, has freed me from some of the constant word searching.

I like the size of the text, itself, too. It is very readable, and pleasant.
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Mr. W Gunn
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Nice Pure Greek New Testament
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 7, 2010
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Simply put this a lovely book to own!

I am studying New Testament (Koine) Greek, there is something pure about being able to read the New Testament in it's original Language, you soon notice how translations differ when you read the Greek, some well known verses have a very different message when you read them in their orignal language on Context.

This version is bound in Red leather effect. It has a great handy dictionary to cross check. and is written in half page format (Greek at the top and Notes at the bottom).

What is nice about this edition is that it 100% Koine Greek Language with no English translations to confuse your eye. All this is done in the Greek - English Dictionary at the back of the book.

A very hady size and clear typesetting.

Highly Recommended
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ampelos
5.0 out of 5 stars なかなかのものです。
Reviewed in Japan on January 31, 2014
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なかなかのものです。レザー製品ですから、気にいっています。大切に使いましょう。
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Mr. D. E. Harbour
5.0 out of 5 stars Nearer the Original
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 26, 2010
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I never bought a Greek New Testament for my degree studies - one was given me by the Bible Society. A year or two ago I lent it to a keen student - & haven't seen it since! having been prompted tp return to study NT Text with the purchase ofMatzger & Ehrman's volume, I knew I needed a new Greek Text. This is nicely-bound, clearly printed, copiously-annotated & with a dictionary - excellent!
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eddie
4.0 out of 5 stars Go more than I needed!
Reviewed in Canada on July 31, 2022
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Paid $25 for a paperback UBS4, recieved a leatherbound UBS3. I don't mind. The text of the NA26/UBS3 is virtually identical to that of the NA27/UBS4. The only thing lacking in the UBS3 is the up-to-date apparatus. While the UBS3 also has a very powerful apparatus, it is not the most up-to-date information. For example, where the NA28/UBS5 have moved on to using 'Ιησους instead of Κυρίου in Jude 5, the UBS3 apparatus does not make note of that variant. Although I would say it is a major variant with strong manuscript support.
Still, I am really happy for this order. Got more than I paid for. The leatherbound UBS3 is a beautiful volume, same text as I would have had, had I recieved the paperback UBS4 but in a different (better) format. Only thing lacking, once again, is an update within the apparatus.
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Travel addict
4.0 out of 5 stars Good value key text
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2017
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This is the most used NT greek text, with a relatively up to date critical apparatus (not that there has been that much change in the past few decades) The font sizes is good and clear though not in my judgement quite as good as the earlier editions of the text.
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