Should I Prioritize LSJ in my Library?

Hi Nathan - it probably depends what you're trying to accomplish. If you're writing academic papers and are going to have to trace the development of a word's usage over time, it might be a good idea. If you're using it mainly for sermon preparation, you're probably better off with what you've got. I mainly do sermon preparation, and have LSJ on my priority list, but lower down. I don't use Vine's as it is somewhat dated and (in my view) ventures into opinion and devotional thoughts rather than giving me the information I need to do my own exegetical work. 

Adding to the discussion, depends, as noted, on even academic use:

- I put Logos's largest greek analytic lexicon in 5th place. For a while, it was Rick's LXX one, but I think his NT one is equal. This gives you a good chance a greek word of interest will have a popup, even if not a lemma. 5th place since if a lemma, you'd want a 'real' lexicon to pop up.

-Then academically, you'd arrange relative to period. Just my own, if I'm in the first century or after, I put MM first ... has nice example usages from the papyri, followed by Sophocles (Roman/Byzantine), and then LSJ. If earlier, then my Attic, plus LSJ.

As mentioned, BDAG is theological with assigned usage, but good side notes. TDNT is tricky ... depends on how picky your prof is. TLNT has far more depth, but less coverage. When just doing Bible stuff, I use in order, MM, TLNT (to catch its more limited coverage), LSJ (for 2nd Temple), then BDAG and an analytic.

Basically, we're just talking seconds of time ... usually I look at several, since one just hints. So, I use a full window of lexicons/apparatus already open and linked.