Francis T. Gignac (1933–2014)

While this text does have some good qualities, as a beginner I'm not too fond of it. The format had an outdated 1970's look to it -- seems to have been printed from a typewritten manuscript with the accents added by hand. This is harder on the eyes than newer textbooks with bullet lists, shaded textboxes and wider margins to help guide the eyes.

My biggest gripe is with its presentation of the verbs. The first chapter to deal with verbs covers the entire system of Greek verbs. Subsequent chapters do break it down, but still much too compact for my needs. I'd like to see more examples, especially contrasting the tenses; also want more coverage of participles, infinitives...everything.

Text is best suited for someone in linguistics wanting an overview of NT Greek, or as a review grammar. Beginners should look elsewhere - or at least have a second grammar on hand to compare (e.g. Mounce - Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar).… (meer)