Description

The Pharos is an innovative, user-friendly, single-volume lexicon of Ancient Greek containing more than 16,000 words as well as hundreds of set phrases, all organised into 38 useful categories such as:

• Clothing,
• Household Activities,
• Animals,
• Emotions,
• the Senses,
• Boats & Sailing,
• Telling the Time,
• Religion.

It is based on a broad corpus of 22 Koine authors or collections (both Biblical and “pagan”), plus 6 Attic orators or prose authors. Since every entry specifies exactly which authors used the word or phrase, and all words are printed at one of three different sizes according to how frequently they occur, you will know immediately whether a given word is one you need to add to your working vocabulary.

In the Pharos, entries are grouped and arranged etymologically as well as thematically, so you can easily learn entire families of words from the same root. With each verb, you will see, right at the beginning of the entry, which case or preposition it is used with. Moreover, the ‘principal parts’ of irregular verbs are included within their entries in easy-to-read boxes, eliminating the need to consult a separate verb list. Thousands of sample sentences from Koine authors are given (with their translations!), and a detailed subject index enables the user to find the desired semantic category in just a few seconds. All in all, this may just be the most powerful thematic lexicon ever published for any ancient language.

Preview

If you are curious to look inside, you can download a preview of the first 15 pages here: Preview of the “Pharos”

Where to Buy?

You can buy the book exclusively on Amazon.

About the Author

Born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, Adrian soon discovered his love for languages which led him to live in various countries throughout Europe. He speaks Spanish, Italian, and Czech (among others).

When he started to learn Ancient Greek ten years ago, he was surprised to see the low level of language proficiency (even in university settings) as well as the lack of basic tools like those available for learning modern languages. Since there was no good thematic lexicon of Ancient Greek available, Adrian decided to put one together himself. After six years of work, he is proud to offer you the Pharos.

Adrian currently lives in Brno (Czech Republic) where he teaches English and Spanish at the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts. He has two cats, a little garden and spends much of his free time reading and speaking Ancient Greek.

An Interview with the Author