Here at Kosmos Society we have been continuing our exploration of the digital tools that help us in the translation study groups and for carrying out word searches and word studies. Many of us have made use of Logeion, for both Greek and Latin. This online reference has a number of useful features, and provides access to lexicons and dictionaries in a selection of languages other than English. It also… Read more
~A Quick Guide to Perseus with Illustrated Worked Examples~ If you want to understand a little more about how everything fits together in the Greek texts, or what the original really says, you can investigate individual words for yourself, to find out about their range of meanings and where they are used in context. These PDF files provide a quick reference to investigating Greek words using the tools in the… Read more
Would you like to learn more about ancient Greek words? Have you tried to look up a word in an ancient Greek dictionary, only to find that you weren’t sure how to decode the information that was there? These entries may look intimidating at first, but with a little guidance everyone can make the most of tools like the “Great Scott” (LSJ)—even readers who don’t know ancient Greek. Therefore, we… Read more
We are pleased to share the following video featuring Anna Krohn, a Digital Library Analyst and Teaching Fellow at Tufts University, who explains how to use the Perseus Digital Library website to explore ancient Greek texts and study individual words in context. Video Tutorial: Using Perseus Digital Library, with Anna Krohn Click here to access the Perseus Digital Library. You can download a copy of the transcript for this video.… Read more