Strong's Greek Dictionary of the Bible (with beautiful Greek, transliteration, and superior navigation) (Strong's Dictionary Book 1) Kindle Edition

James Strong did Biblical scholarship a great service by assigning a number to every word found in the Greek New Testament--starting with 1 in the Alpha's and ending with 5624 in the Omega's. Many Bible software programs and Biblical commentaries reference these numbers, making it easy to find the right word in Strong's dictionary.However, Strong did his work in the mid-1800s, breaking new ground as he went. But others have built on his work, so superior books are available today.I prefer "The Complete WordStudy Dictionary of the New Testament by Spiros Zodhiates (also available from Amazon in book form--and available from Logos as part of their Bible software in electronic form).The Zodhiates book also uses the Strong numbers--and is far more complete than the Strong book. I'll give one example--the first entry for both books, which is the letter alpha:STRONG: 1 α, ἄλφα [ /al*fah/] letter. Of Hebrew origin; TDNT 1:1; GK 1 and 270; Four occurrences; AV translates as "Alpha" four times. 1 first letter of Greek alphabet. 2 Christ is the Alpha to indicate that he is the beginning and the end.ZODHIATES: 1. α a; indeclinable, neut. noun. Alpha, The first letter of the Greek alphabet which corresponds in name, order, and power to the Hebr. aleph.(I) A is used as a prefix in compound words as a particle to denote:(A) Negation or privation from áter (817), apart from, without or áneu (427), without. In such instances, a is called the alpha privative (e.g., asebḗs [765], ungodly, from the neg. a and sébomai [4576], to worship; aóratos [from the priv. a and horatós {3707}, visible], invisible). When the priv. a is compounded with words which begin with a vowel, it frequently takes a n (neµ), after it for the sake of euphony (e.g., anamártētos [361], sinless).(B) Intensity increasing the meaning of the simple word. In such a case, it is called an intens. or augmentative a (e.g., atenízō [816], to look at intensely).This meaning is probably derived from ágan (n.f.), very much, as in aganaktéō (23), to be indignant, from ágan, very much, and áchthos (n.f.), grief.(C) Collectiveness or assembling from háma (260), same, together, with. The a then is called collative (e.g., hápas [537], everyone, from the collative a and pás [3956], every; adelphós [80], brother, from the collative a and delphós, a womb, or one who came from the same womb).(II) Alpha is used with the last letter of the Gr. alphabet (ōméga [5598]) in the expression "alpha and omega, the first and the last," which is applied to God the Father or Christ (Rev. 1:8, 11; 21:6; 22:13). The Hebrews, the Greeks, and the Romans all used their alphabetical letters as numerals, which accounts for the ease with which alpha and omega also represented first and last.(A) The meaning of the expression "alpha and omega" is explained by the accompanying words: "the beginning [archḗ (746)] and the end [télos (5056)], the first [prṓtos (4413)] and the last [éschatos (2078)]." The "first" does not mean "the first created," but rather the one who brought everything into existence. The meaning is similar to archḗ used in an act. sense as the cause of the creation, not the first created being (Rev. 3:14). Also equal to prṓtos as pertaining to Christ being the cause and the preeminent one (John 1:15, 30; Rev. 1:17; 2:8). The same meaning is to be ascribed to prōtótokos (4416), firstborn (Luke 2:7; Rom. 8:29; Heb. 11:28), but when it speaks of Christ it refers to His preeminence over those who are born (Col. 1:15, 18). Thus in Revelation, alpha indicates that He is the one who brought all things into existence, and omega that He is the one who will bring them to their determined end (2 Pet. 3:10-13; Rev. 21:1). The expression means that the whole of existence from beginning to end is attributable to God the Father or Jesus Christ (John 1:3; Rom. 11:36; Eph. 1:10; Rev. 3:14).(B) In addition, a signifies the eternal, creative existence of God (cf. Is. 44:6) as well as, eschatologically, the redemptive activity of Christ (cf. Rev. 2:8).(C) The fact that the expression "the alpha and omega" is applied to Christ is another proof of the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ and His coeternity with the Father. That Jesus Christ is the Son does not imply that He was generated from the Father.

STRONG'S GREEK DICTIONARY OF THE BIBLE by James Strong is tricky to navigate for a couple of different reasons. First and foremost, it IS NOT an English dictionary that gives the Greek definitions. To look up a word, you have to know the Greek spelling, and then you have to locate the first and second letter combinations in the book's front menu in order to link to the word's definitive conclusion. At first glance, this doesn't sound like a big deal, but if you are unfamiliar with Greek (as I am) it is often difficult to distinguish between letters due to slight variations between the letters AND how they're written. So it is laborious for a person starting to study the Greek definitions but learnable. However, this was personally too time consuming for me to be a very effective way to use with Bible study.Additionally the other drawback is the Kindle navigation. It is duly noted that this book was published 5/14/2011 and the first Kindle Fire was not released until 11/15/2011. So it is not the publisher's fault for some of the navigation issues you can run into. That being said, if you have a Kindle Touch or one with 5-way navigation, you're at least better off than if you're using the Fire. Since the older models at least enable you to move from chapter to chapter, and the Fire doesn't. Also in the older Kindle models, you could type the letter h plus Strong’s four digit code and navigate directly to a particular glossary entry. For example I was researching the word peace. Couldn’t figure out how to find the word through the first two Greek letters, but I did run across a website that had Strong’s 4 digit code for the word listed. So I wanted to read more. However, Kindle Fire doesn’t allow any alpha letters in the search function. It only accommodates numerical entries of either the location or page number. So I ended up guessing at location numbers and paging until I got where I wanted to be, but it took an excessive length of time. By the time I got where I needed to be, I'd forgotten what I was even studying to begin with. SO I went hunting for a better solution. None of the Hebrew or Greek dictionaries listed appeared to be any better, but I did find a KJV Bible with Strong's Markup and Dictionary that is at least faster to navigate. Every single word is underlined and linked to it's Hebrew/Greek meaning. This exact dictionary (as well as Strong's Hebrew Dictionary) are included in the Bible purchase. Note some reviewers of this particular Bible are still dissatisfied because the definitions are not an exhaustive search, but it sure is a lot better than do-it-yourself searching through the dictionaries for beginners. Admittedly, it’s not a perfect solution, but it’s workable until the dictionaries are updated to Kindle Fire functions and updated versions are released.

I can't look up an English word and find the Greek or Hebrew word with the meaning. I tried it several times and have just been frustrated. I wanted something that worked like the Concordance that I have used at my desk for years.

I got what I asked for but it's Greek to me, ie, my fault for those who need a good Greek bible it will be fine though.

I haven't read. Good value. Thank You Amazon and Kindle!

I'm taking a Beth Moore bible study and she likes to introduce the Greek words for things. I'm loving that I can reach for my Strong's Greek Dictionary and know how the word is pronounced and what other definition it might have. This book is easy to maneuver in and an excellent source of knowledge! I absolutely love it. I'm going to learn Greek now, mostly because this book has pushed my I WANNA button.

James Strong's Dictionary is quite useful. It ;helps with my studies, giving me the meanings of the words of the Greek new testament. With this one does not need to know the Greek to be able to dig deeper into the Bible. the only draw back is the fact that to use it you have to have the Strong's number to look up a word, and for that you need the concordance, and Strong's concordance has the dictionaries with it. So that is why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5.

This is a good resource, however I have Logos which has it on it. So I freed the space

I bought this for a kindle fire, and it is clear print and easily readable. Check first that your kindle supports its functions. It is certainly more convenient to carry than the printed version, which I need a magnifier for. On the kindle I can adjust print size. A Heberew for O.T. is also available.

I bought this to go on my smart phone as I already have Bible Works on my pc (which is the real business). It is extremely useful when you are not able to have your usual reference tomes to hand (like during a sermon). Can be a bit fiddly to use on my phone as my fingers are large but I imagine on a tablet it would be fine.

This is the best dictionary that I have found for New Testament Greek (and among the best for any language that I have found so far, for that matter). The index system allows words to be found easily, the definitions are clear and easy to understand, and the fact that it is in Kindle format means that I don't need to carry around either a bilingual New Testament or a Greek dictionary anymore to be able benefit from them both. Great!

I have had this Greet Dictionary of the Bible in hardback form for over 40 years and have found it a very useful tool. This purchase was a download to my kindle so that I have ready reference to it as desired.

Long overdue in this format. An excellent guide, well tested through the years and reliable, in this format easy to use and responsive to searches. Cannot go wrong.