Lexical Semantics of the Greek New Testament (Resources for Biblical Study)

Cover......Page 1
LEXICAL SEMANTICS OF THE GREEK NEW TESTAMENT......Page 4
CONTENTS......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 8
1. THE PROBLEMS OF LEXICAL SEMANTICS......Page 12
The Basis for Much of the Confusion in Discussing lexical Meaning......Page 15
Special Problems Involved in New Testament Lexicography......Page 19
Basic Assumptions about the Lexical Semantics of Language......Page 22
Basic Assumptions about Methodology in Analyzing Lexical Meaning......Page 28
The Purpose and Organization of This Volume......Page 31
2. THE NATURE OF LANGUAGE......Page 32
The Principal Function of Lexemes......Page 35
Relations Between Signs and Referents......Page 38
Types of Referents......Page 39
Special Problems in the Semantic Structure of Words......Page 40
Associative Meanings......Page 42
3. ANALYZING THE DIFFERENT MEANINGS OF THE SAME LEXEME......Page 46
Special Problems......Page 81
4. ANALYZING THE RELATED MEANINGS OF DIFFERENT LEXEMES......Page 92
Semantic Domains......Page 94
Methodology for the Analysis of Related Meanings of Different Lexemes......Page 97
Special Problems with Related Meanings of Different Lexemes......Page 111
Basic Divisions......Page 118
Principles of Classification......Page 120
Order......Page 121
Problems of Lumping and Splitting......Page 122
The Naming of Domains and Subdomains......Page 123
Assignment of Lexical Meanings......Page 124
6. SCHOLARLY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF LEXEMES......Page 126
Problem 4......Page 134
Problem 11......Page 135
Problem 18......Page 136
Problem 23......Page 137
Problem 24......Page 138
Problem 25......Page 139
Problem 29......Page 140
Problem 36......Page 141
Problem 42......Page 142
Problem 44......Page 143
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 144
GENERAL INDEX......Page 152
GREEK INDEX......Page 158
INDEX OF NEW TESTAMENT PASSAGES......Page 162
PROBLEM INDEX......Page 168