A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature
Walter Bauer, Frederick William Danker, William Frederick Arndt, Felix Wilbur Gingrich

The New Testament was produced in a world that was concerned with lexicography, and attempts to explain various terms and practices appear already in the New Testament itself (e.g. John 1:38; Mark 7:3-4).
As early Christians endeavored to understand the Bible and proclaim its message, it was natural that they should offer lexical observations in their sermons, letters, commentaries, and various treatises.
They eventually began to produce not only bilingual biblical manuscripts (such as Codex Claromontanus) but also bilingual glossaries to biblical texts (such as that preserved in Chester Beatty Codex Ac. 1499).
With the invention of printing, New Testament lexicography entered a new phase and numerous lexicons of the New Testament were produced in various languages during the last centuries.

With the publication of this edition of Bauer’s lexicon, a milestone in New Testament lexicography as also in Danker’s career as a New Testament lexicographer has been reached.
Although this edition is based on the previous English editions and makes judicious use of the sixth edition of Bauer’s Greek-German lexicon, it bears Danker’s lexical stamp and is thus appropriately referred to on the cover as BDAG, with Danker’s name next to Bauer’s (Bauer – Danker – Arndt – Gingrich).
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The Bauer, Danker, Arndt, and Gingrich Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament is the most comprehensive and highly revered lexicon for studying New Testament Greek. Its mastery is abundantly clear by its domination of citations in academic papers and inclusion in virtually every graduate-level Greek class.