Greek English Interlinear

Question

Greetings. What Greek-English interlinear would you suggest? I typically use the NASB 95 but would like to add a Greek-English interlinear to Logos for study purposes. Teaching, writing, etc.

Just wanted some input from other users.

Grace and peace.

Mark Smith · Answer

I couldn't find the McReynolds on Logos.com (though I own it).

You are right. Now that the NA28 is out all the NA27 versions are no longer for sale, including the McReynolds Interlinear. Perhaps a new interlinear edition will come out later this year.

The UBS4 also had an interlinear (not available) but the UBS5 did not. Now the UBS6 is about to be released. I doubt there will be an interlinear for that.

So, the Lexham offerings are the only ones tied to a critical edition at the time.

DMB · Answer

I couldn't find the McReynolds on Logos.com (though I own it). For any wanting an approximation of the Received text, the Newberry (or its older name, the Berry) is available.

Mark Smith · Answer

I assume you have the NASB95 Reverse Interlinear?

The choice depends on what Greek text you wish to use as the base text. Since you are using the NASB I'll assume you are fine with a modern critical text.

You have a couple of choices: The NA27 with McReynolds English Interlinear (or the Lexham version by Hall Harris) and the SBL-English Greek Interlinear (or the Lexham version).

The English translation in The McReynolds version is an attempts at a real translation. Example:

The Lexham version supplies glosses but doesn't attempt to translate the passage. It also has links to Louw-Nida which the McReynolds version does not have. You can also see that the morphological symbols and/or their order differ between the two versions.

These are the two I am familiar with. Since I rely (when needed) on the Greek text itself or the Reverse Interlinear, I don't make much use of these so can't say I have a preference.