New Tools for Greek Students

I just came across a great post on the Tyndale Tech blog that mentions a lexical toolkit for ancient languages. It's called lexicity, and my Greek students will be particularly interested in the Greek (naturally) lexica. Lots of links to resources on the web. Of special interest to my NT104 students will be links to the Liddell Scott lexicon. There is, however, a searchable XML version (see, for instance, the entry on χειροποίητος) to be found at the Perseus website, too.

Typing Unicode Majuscule Text and Nomina Sacra

If you're looking for a way to represent majuscule text in an assignment like, say, a text-critical paper, here's some hints on how to do it. Get the Fonts For maximum effectiveness there are two fonts you'll need: GentiumAlt GFS Jackson You'll use GFS Jackson for the majuscule text and GentiumAlt for the bar written above certain contractions. Preparing to Uncialize A preliminary note about pasting: You will want to paste unformatted text to avoid unwanted character formatting and (especially if you’ve copied from a website) hyperlinks. Paste your text from a Bible software. For best results, set your Bible software to strip accents. Consult the Preferences or Options or Tools section of your software for those settings. If you don't have a Bible software, you can get the unicode text from the German Bible Society . The Unbound Bible from Biola has some options for getting an unaccented Greek text, too. And more recently there is the SBL Greek N

Greek Majuscule Alphabet and New Testament Nomina Sacra

Greek Majuscule Script Note: The majuscule font used on this page is GFS Jackson , which can be downloaded from https://greekfontsociety-gfs.gr/typefaces/majuscule . The script (style of handwriting) used in the earliest NT manuscripts is called book hand or majuscule script. 1 Majuscules generally resemble modern capital letters, with the exception of alpha, omega, and sigma. Only one form of sigma was in use in the early centuries (no distinction was made between final and other forms of sigma). Lower Case Majuscule Lower Case Majuscule α α ν ν β β ξ ξ γ Γ ο ο δ δ π π ε ε ρ

Greek Font Society Relocation

Well, after being frustrated at finding a cybersquatter occupying greekfontsociety.org and greekfontsociety.gr, I finally decided to try searching again, and I came across the real Greek Font Society at http://www.greekfontsociety-gfs.gr/ .

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