Digital Logos Edition
In this landmark reference book, Georg Curtius clearly outlines and explains the basics of Greek linguistics. Curtius leads the reader through the various philosophies and specific linguistic properties of Greek etymology. He gives an account of the concerns of the academic community regarding New Testament Greek, and the transliteration of several alphabets such as Sanskrit and Cyrillic. He also provides a table comparing many languages, including Sanskrit, Italian, and Old Irish.
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The work of Georg Curtius has marked a great step in forwarding the understanding of the use of the tenses in Greek in particular.
—Jacob Wackernagel, Swiss historical and comparative linguist
Most credit for making grammarians aware of the issue of verbal kind of action goes to Curtius [. . .] The importance of Curtius’ groundbreaking work cannot be overestimated.
—Stanley Porter, professor of New Testament, McMaster Divinity College