Cambridge Greek Lexicon

Chris Lane

The Cambridge Greek Lexicon would be a welcomed addition to Logos software

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The Cambridge Greek Lexicon 2 Volume Hardback Set
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (July 8, 2021)
ISBN-13: 978-0521826808
ISBN-10: 0521826802
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I just purchased an ebook/online access from Cambridge directly. There are several other ebook digital content providers Cambridge lists. The interface on Cambridge's website is horrible. Your font needs to be at 100%, not larger or smaller, or you cannot read all of an entry. You have to click on an arrow to page over so you can keep reading an entry. A Logos format would be so much better.


I am trying to learn Cambridge's interface. When I enter a Greek word into the SEARCH box, I receive a "NOT FOUND" message. So basically you have to navigate through the alphabetical list of words like I am reading an Adobe pdf index. Their app, as far as I can tell is basically worthless for any fast access to content. On Cambridge's website for the book, a user can only navigate to the A-Ὠ entry. You cannot drill down to a list of words for the initial Greek letter of the alphabet. Apparently, the only way to navigate to the entry of any given lemma, is to guess page numbers, and spend about 3 minutes of time trying to find which page the lemma is on.

This Lexicon has significant improvements in lexicology. As someone who is writing curriculum for language learners who use an active aural/oral method of learning ancient Greek, I want to use this lexicon as one of my go-to's. Just as Muroka's Septuagint works will sit unused on the shelf and go into the dustbin of history, unless this lexicon gets a better interface, no one will use it, regardless of how good it is.  

Muraoka's Septuagint lexicon is one of the best (Peeters publishes it). And his Septuagint grammar is outstanding.  But for some reason, the publisher and Logos cannot work out an agreement.  The same is true for the University of Michigan Press's publication of the updated and revised grammar of Kruger's "Attic Greek Prose Syntax", written by Guy L Cooper. Unless these publishers start realizing that the users who use these works want better navigation and content access, they will probably not sell a lot of copies, regardless of how good the publication/book is.

Lampe's Patristic Greek lexicon, published by Oxford University Press recently came into Logos' wheelhouse. I hope that the new Cambridge Greek Lexicon will also come into Logos' wheelhouse. It is really hard to realize that a lot of publishers want to retain total control over their works and thus limit the distribution because of their business plans.

This book would be a great addition to Logos' users. I would pay double Cambridge's ebook price to have a fully functional and working copy of this book in my Logos' Library.