A Greek Grammar for Colleges
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Overview
Smyth’s A Greek Grammar for Colleges is the most thorough one-volume reference grammar of Classical Greek available in the English language. In it, he sets forth the essential forms of Attic Greek and the other dialects which appear in classical literature, and devotes extensive attention to the formation of words and particles. He also outlines the principles of Greek syntax and the basics of Greek morphology.
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- Preface by the author
- Outlines the principles of Greek syntax
- Bibliographical references and indexes
Top Highlights
“The inhabitants of ancient Greece and other Greeks dwelling in the islands and on the coasts of the Mediterranean called themselves (as do the modern Greeks) by the name Hellenes (Ἕλληνες), their country Hellas (Ἑλλάς), and their language the Hellenic (ἡ Ἑλληνικὴ γλῶττα). We call them Greeks from the Latin Graeci, the name given them by the Romans, who applied to the entire people a name properly restricted to the Γραῖοι, the first Hellenes of the whom the Romans had knowledge.” (Page 1)
“Some writers distinguish, as a form of the Koinè, the Hellenistic, a name restricted by them to the language of the New Testament and of the Septuagint (the partly literal, partly tolerably free, Greek translation of the Old Testament made by Grecized Jews at Alexandria and begun under Ptolemy Philadelphus 285–247 b.c.). The word Hellenistic is derived from Ἑλληνιστής (from ἑλληνίζω speak Greek), a term applied to persons not of Greek birth (especially Jews), who had learned Greek. The New Testament is composed in the popular language of the time, which in that work is more or less influenced by classical models. No accurate distinction can be drawn between the Koinè and Hellenistic.” (Page 4)
“The Attic dialect was distinguished by its refinement, precision, and beauty; it occupied an intermediate position between the soft Ionic and the rough Doric, and avoided the pronounced extremes of other dialects. By reason of its cultivation at the hands of the greatest writers from 500 b.c. to 300 b.c., it became the standard literary dialect; though Old Ionic was still occasionally employed in later epic, and Doric in pastoral poetry.” (Page 3)
- Title: A Greek Grammar for Colleges
- Author: Herbert Weir Smyth
- Publisher: American Book Company
- Publication Date: 1920
- Pages: 784
Herbert Weir Smyth received a PhD from the University of Göttingen. He was an Eliot professor of Greek literature at Harvard University.
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Andrew
21/09/2026
This is the definitive grammar in English (although the Harvard version, which this is not, is superior, but this is searchable, and the Harvard edition is not, since it isn’t in Logos. Yes, there are differences, despite what one other reviewer claims). On its own (not the Logos version), I’d give 5 stars. Why 3 stars for the Logos edition? Because, like many of Logos’s products over the last few years, the quality has gone down hill. If you click/tap the contents button at the top of the screen, you get a jumbled mess. You instead have to actually go to the table of contents at the beginning of the book (which is thankfully formatted fine). But this is the digital edition. It should have been easy enough for them to put the table of contents in the table of contents quick menu button so that we didn’t have to go to the beginning of the book. It should be required. But instead, we have an unreadable mess when you tap the bar at the top of the page and bring up the contents/quick section menu. It’s just lazy on the part of Logos.Zoltan Tompa
15/09/2026
Everything You Wanted to Know About Ancient Greek Grammar but Were Afraid to Ask - I was looking for a book that systematically covers Ancient Greek grammar. I found it. And the Logos edition simply surpasses all expectations. They’ve done a brilliant job of adapting this nearly century-old book. Thank you.
Thomas Schneider
05/08/2025
Logosed
04/07/2020
This is the most important grammar of Greek in the English speaking world. It is a towering achievement which every serious student ought to read at some point in their lives. But it is not for the faint-hearted, not so much because it is difficult, but because of the volume of information it contains. It should take anywhere from between six months to a year to fully work through. The Logos electronic version has excelled in capturing digitally a very complex work with many strange diacritics. The great thing is that it is fully searchable which means that one can look up any Greek word or phrase with ease. I commend Logos for the excellent way in which they have reproduced this masterful work. Do not worry about this being the "earlier" version. I have the later Harvard version and have not been able to find any differences between this edition and that one.
Fr. Thomas Sandberg
23/09/2017
I am assuming, based on the title, year published, and shorter length that this is not the revised edition...?Leonardo Buscemi
23/02/2017
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18/10/2014
