The Pocket Oxford Greek Dictionary

by J.T. Pring

Book Overview

Covering the most commonly used vocabulary of everyday Greek life, as well as that found in general literature, this revised edition of the highly acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of Modern Greek is specially designed for tourists, travelers, students, and business people alike. This authoritative guide offers comprehensive coverage of 67,000 words and phrases, as well as some 82,000 translations, and includes many idioms and illustrative phrases in both...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198603274
• ISBN13: 9780198603276
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.0" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Review of Pocket greek dictionary

The word pocket implies a very compact book capable of being carried around. It's too large for that but it is a very valuable reference which translates English to Greek and Greek to English. For someone like myself (who spoke Greek over 50 years ago) this turns out to be very useful and has been used (both ways) since I received it. My wife has an identical dictionary except hers is Italian - English. She uses hers regularly and has done so for years.

Wonderful coverage

This dictionary is great! My boyfriend is from Greece and sometimes communication can be challenging. I'm a new student of Greek, and this has been an excellent resource. This dictionary has excellent word coverage. Everything I've searched for has been in the dictionary. Highly recommended!

A valuable asset for any Greek student!

I love this dictionary! It is small enough to fit in my purse, and I find myself referring to it all the time. It includes verb declension charts in the back and next to the Greek words lists other common phrases you might be searching for (which is very very useful)! The Greek student will probably eventually want to get a second larger dictionary for keeping at home because this does not have everything in it. However it does contain enough that I have made it through two years of university level Greek courses and am starting on my third with this as my only dictionary. A wonderful asset for anyone learning the Greek language!

Excellent portable dictionary

I bought this dictionary last year to replace a Collins version now some 20 years old. Although a little large for the actual pocket, it is certainly small and light enough to take with you while traveling. An advantage of the medium size is that the type is not minuscule and you need not squint. After almost one year I have encountered only a handful of words not in the dictionary (mostly technical terms). The translations seem to be accurate, with the commonest synonyms listed first, the spellings are modern, demotic Greek (not katharevousa like my old Collins), the gender of nouns is given, and there is a useful 9-page table of tenses of common verbs at the back (present, aorist active, aorist passive, past particple), which is enough for me not to have to carry around a verbs book as well. I have found no inconsistencies so far in cross-checking the English-Greek against the Greek-English translations. Definitely recommended.

Concise yet complete

This dictionary is fantastic. The little things are what matter in selecting a translation dictionary: the pages are white and the text is black (making it very easy to read); Each word is not only defined but put into sentences that are also translated. It has 65,000 words, more than most of the other dictionaries, it is paperback and its size lends to easy usage.I recommend this dictionary over the others available. You won't be disappointed.