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==What is LSJ== | |||
The ''Liddell, Scott, Jones Ancient Greek Lexicon'' ([[LSJ:GreekEnglishLexicon|LSJ]]) is perhaps the best known Ancient Greek-English dictionary. Here you can find a wiki implementation aiming to massively improve upon the dictionary resources in [[LSJ:About#Objectives|numerous ways]] like '''adding missing translations''' and '''expanding lexicographical shorthand''' into clarity among others. | |||
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Different types of [[Help:Contents#Transliterations_and_forms|transliterations and word forms]] were used, so that everyone is happy: '''Ancient Greek scholars''', '''speakers of Modern Greek''', people who prefer '''transliterated Greek''' or [https://www.translatum.gr/converter/beta-code.htm Beta Code]. | |||
For example, you will get results on the search box no matter whether you type in '''polytonic Greek, monotonic Greek, Greek without any accents at all''', or '''transliterated Greek'''. You can even add a [[Help:Contents#Search_form_to_use_on_your_website|search form on your web site or a quick search link on your browser]]. | |||
Over time, the site was enriched with more content and languages as outlined below, turning it into a classics hub. | |||
==How do we improve LSJ and other Greek dictionaries?== | |||
{{Achtung|1=<span class="diffdeletedlines">ον</span><br> '''A''' ending in a short syllable, A.D.Pron.50.24, Arc.192.20. Adv. <span class="diffdeletedlines">-τως </span>f.l. for <span class="diffdeletedlines">-παραλήκτως </span>(<span class="diffdeletedlines">q.v.</span>), Sch.Ar.Pl.1057, = Suid. s.v. παιδιά.<br> '''II''' <span class="diffdeletedlines">β. </span>μέτρον<span class="diffdeletedlines">, </span>short by a foot, Heph.4.4, Aristid.Quint. 1.23:—hence <span class="diffdeletedlines">βρᾰχῠ-καταληκτέω, to end so</span>, Sch.Ar.Ra.317:—Subst. <span class="diffdeletedlines">βρᾰχῠ-καταληξία</span>, ἡ, <span class="diffdeletedlines">such an ending</span>, Heph. Poëm.5. | |||
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{{Achtung|1=<span class="diffaddedlines">βραχυκατάληκτον</span>,<br> '''A''' ending in a short syllable, A.D.Pron.50.24, Arc.192.20. Adv. <span class="diffaddedlines">βραχυκαταλήκτως = with the final syllable short, </span>[[falsa lectio|f.l.]] for <span class="diffaddedlines">βραχυπαραλήκτως </span>(<span class="diffaddedlines">with short penult</span>), Sch.Ar.Pl.1057, = Suid. [[sub verbo|s.v.]] [[παιδιά]].<br> '''II''' <span class="diffaddedlines">βραχυκατάληκτον </span>μέτρον <span class="diffaddedlines">= metre which is </span>short by a foot, Heph.4.4, Aristid.Quint. 1.23:—hence <span class="diffaddedlines">βραχυκαταληκτέω = end in a short syllable</span>, Sch.Ar.Ra.317:—Subst. <span class="diffaddedlines">βραχυκαταληξία</span>, ἡ, <span class="diffaddedlines">final short</span>, Heph. Poëm.5. | |||
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In the above comparison you can see the differences in the LSJ.gr entry for [[βραχυκατάληκτος]] '''before''' ([http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Dbraxukata%2Flhktos Perseus version]) and '''after''' editing. Note how the '''shorthand''' has been '''expanded''' (even standard Latin abbreviations are made transparent, i.e. [[falsa lectio|f.l.]] and [[sub verbo|s.v.]] are linked) and how new translations have been '''added''' (i.e. '''βραχυκαταλήκτως''' = '''with the final syllable short''') and others '''sanitized''' in a format that is clear and [[LSJ:About#Reversal|reversal friendly]] (i.e. from "to end so" to "end in a short syllable"). Also, if you see the [[βραχυκατάληκτος|revised entry]], '''prosody''' is also indicated in the ''Full diacritics'' form and links have been added not only to '''Greek''' words but also to '''English translations'''. Perseus's links—due to the unsafe method of using prosody marks within the actual lemma content—are often broken (i.e. the βρα^χυ^-καταληκτέω link). | |||
[[ | Now, multiply the above procedure to 130,000 or so LSJ entries (many of which are much more extensive and complex than the example cited here), as well as hundreds of thousands of entries from other dictionaries (a total of '''50 million words'''), and you get an idea of the [[LSJ:About#Objectives|scope]] of this project (which, by the way, is '''not funded''' by anybody). | ||
==Bidirectional language pairs== | |||
* '''Ancient Greek''' ⇄ '''English''' (LSJ '''≈130,000''' terms; Woodhouse digitized and edited is available for English to Ancient Greek—'''38,000+''' terms—as well as a reversed version from Ancient Greek into English—'''≈17,000''' terms; [[LSJ:About#Rev.28er.7Ci.29sing_the_LSJ|LSJ's reversal is under preparation]]) | |||
* '''Ancient Greek''' ⇄ '''Spanish''' (reversal based on DGE—'''63,000+''' Ancient Greek to Spanish terms; '''82,000+''' Spanish to Ancient Greek terms, examples with multiple senses: [[pedo#Spanish_.3E_Greek|pedo]], [[intercalar]]) | |||
* '''Ancient Greek''' ⇄ '''Dutch''' (reversal based on Mijnwoordenboek—'''≈17,000''' Ancient Greek to Dutch terms; '''22,000+''' Dutch to Ancient Greek terms) | |||
* '''Ancient Greek''' ⇄ '''Russian''' (reversal based on Dvoretsky's dictionary—'''≈70,000''' terms per direction) | |||
* '''Latin''' ⇄ '''German''' (Karl Ernst Georges) | |||
* '''Latin''' ⇄ '''Chinese''' (Lexicon Magnum Latino-Sinicum) New (6/2024)! | |||
* '''Ancient Greek''' ⇄ '''Italian''' (under preparation) | |||
==Unidirectional language pairs== | |||
* '''Ancient Greek''' 🠒 '''French''' (Bailly abrégé—'''56,755''' terms; Bailly 2021 and French to Ancient Greek under preparation) | |||
* '''Ancient Greek''' 🠒 '''German''' (Wilhelm Pape—'''105,019''' terms; German to Ancient Greek under preparation) | |||
* '''Ancient Greek''' 🠒 '''Chinese''' (5,934 terms) | |||
* '''Ancient Greek''' 🠒 '''Modern Greek''' | |||
* '''Ancient Greek''' 🠒 '''Any language''' (205,000 terms) | |||
* '''Latin''' 🠒 '''English''' (Lewis and Short) | |||
* '''Latin''' 🠒 '''French''' (Gaffiot) | |||
* '''Hebrew''' 🠒 '''English''' (Strong) | |||
==News== | |||
* '''10/2024:''' 20,000 pages with '''Multilingual Translations''' section ('''2/2024:''' 15,000; '''3/2023:''' 10,000; '''10/2022:''' 5,000) —containing from 5 to [[ὕδωρ|3318]] languages—, i.e. [[μύωψ#Translations|μύωψ]], [[ἀποθνήσκω#Translations|ἀποθνήσκω]], [[ἀνίκητος#Translations|ἀνίκητος]], [[περισσός#Translations|περισσός]], [[κλέπτης#Translations|κλέπτης]], [[κλέπτω#Translations|κλέπτω]], [[σύστασις#Translations|σύστασις]] (note the synonymy for both English and Ancient Greek). | |||
* '''12/10/2024:''' Mediawiki upgraded from 1.31 to 1.39.10. | |||
* '''6/2024:''' ''Lexicon Magnum Latino-Sinicum'' imported as well as Chinese → Latin version, ie. [[香料]]. | |||
* '''10/2021:''' Double click on any word to look it up. | |||
* '''5/2021:''' [[LSJ:About#William_Berg|Bill Berg]], the site's classics consultant, has passed away | |||
* '''1/2021:''' Popups on mouseover, i.e. page previews when hovering over a link. | |||
* '''12/2020:''' Implementation of a special theme for mobile devices with sections collapsed. Tapping on a section expands it. | |||
* '''6/2020:''' Use a [[LSJ:DarkTheme|dark theme]] via a browser extension or browser/OS dark mode preference. | |||
* '''5/2020:''' [[Index:Woodhouse|Woodhouse]] updates with further processing/linkification/corrections/reversal/[[Index:WoodhouseErrata|errata]] started rolling out. Hebrew to English entries imported (13,674 pages) from Strong's Hebrew Dictionary. | |||
* '''10/2019:''' First batch with 70,000 '''Russian''' to '''Ancient Greek entries''' imported. Try a search with Cyrillic characters. | |||
* '''2019:''' Intensive work is being done in producing '''reverse versions''' (i.e. from other languages to Ancient Greek) of '''multiple ancient Greek dictionaries''': '''LSJ''' (English), '''Bailly''' (French), '''Pape''' (German), and '''Dvoretski''' (Russian). | |||
* '''2019 February:''' Site migrated to lsj.gr | |||
* '''2018:''' Dictionaries have been added from '''Ancient Greek''' to '''Russian''' and '''Dutch'''. Also, from '''Dutch''' to '''Ancient Greek'''. | |||
* '''2017:''' Many more dictionaries have been added from '''Ancient Greek''' to '''English, French, Spanish and German'''; also, now you can search from '''Latin to English, French and German''', thus turning '''LSJ.gr''' into a '''Classics Hub'''. | |||
* '''2013 February 14:''' Site [https://www.translatum.gr/forum/index.php?topic=340668.0 online for the first time] in the URL lsj.translatum.gr | |||
:::::'''CURRENTLY REGISTRATION IS DISABLED DUE TO SPAM ISSUES EXPERIENCED''' | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:19, 21 October 2024
What is LSJ
The Liddell, Scott, Jones Ancient Greek Lexicon (LSJ) is perhaps the best known Ancient Greek-English dictionary. Here you can find a wiki implementation aiming to massively improve upon the dictionary resources in numerous ways like adding missing translations and expanding lexicographical shorthand into clarity among others.
Different types of transliterations and word forms were used, so that everyone is happy: Ancient Greek scholars, speakers of Modern Greek, people who prefer transliterated Greek or Beta Code.
For example, you will get results on the search box no matter whether you type in polytonic Greek, monotonic Greek, Greek without any accents at all, or transliterated Greek. You can even add a search form on your web site or a quick search link on your browser.
Over time, the site was enriched with more content and languages as outlined below, turning it into a classics hub.
How do we improve LSJ and other Greek dictionaries?
In the above comparison you can see the differences in the LSJ.gr entry for βραχυκατάληκτος before (Perseus version) and after editing. Note how the shorthand has been expanded (even standard Latin abbreviations are made transparent, i.e. f.l. and s.v. are linked) and how new translations have been added (i.e. βραχυκαταλήκτως = with the final syllable short) and others sanitized in a format that is clear and reversal friendly (i.e. from "to end so" to "end in a short syllable"). Also, if you see the revised entry, prosody is also indicated in the Full diacritics form and links have been added not only to Greek words but also to English translations. Perseus's links—due to the unsafe method of using prosody marks within the actual lemma content—are often broken (i.e. the βρα^χυ^-καταληκτέω link).
Now, multiply the above procedure to 130,000 or so LSJ entries (many of which are much more extensive and complex than the example cited here), as well as hundreds of thousands of entries from other dictionaries (a total of 50 million words), and you get an idea of the scope of this project (which, by the way, is not funded by anybody).
Bidirectional language pairs
- Ancient Greek ⇄ English (LSJ ≈130,000 terms; Woodhouse digitized and edited is available for English to Ancient Greek—38,000+ terms—as well as a reversed version from Ancient Greek into English—≈17,000 terms; LSJ's reversal is under preparation)
- Ancient Greek ⇄ Spanish (reversal based on DGE—63,000+ Ancient Greek to Spanish terms; 82,000+ Spanish to Ancient Greek terms, examples with multiple senses: pedo, intercalar)
- Ancient Greek ⇄ Dutch (reversal based on Mijnwoordenboek—≈17,000 Ancient Greek to Dutch terms; 22,000+ Dutch to Ancient Greek terms)
- Ancient Greek ⇄ Russian (reversal based on Dvoretsky's dictionary—≈70,000 terms per direction)
- Latin ⇄ German (Karl Ernst Georges)
- Latin ⇄ Chinese (Lexicon Magnum Latino-Sinicum) New (6/2024)!
- Ancient Greek ⇄ Italian (under preparation)
Unidirectional language pairs
- Ancient Greek 🠒 French (Bailly abrégé—56,755 terms; Bailly 2021 and French to Ancient Greek under preparation)
- Ancient Greek 🠒 German (Wilhelm Pape—105,019 terms; German to Ancient Greek under preparation)
- Ancient Greek 🠒 Chinese (5,934 terms)
- Ancient Greek 🠒 Modern Greek
- Ancient Greek 🠒 Any language (205,000 terms)
- Latin 🠒 English (Lewis and Short)
- Latin 🠒 French (Gaffiot)
- Hebrew 🠒 English (Strong)
News
- 10/2024: 20,000 pages with Multilingual Translations section (2/2024: 15,000; 3/2023: 10,000; 10/2022: 5,000) —containing from 5 to 3318 languages—, i.e. μύωψ, ἀποθνήσκω, ἀνίκητος, περισσός, κλέπτης, κλέπτω, σύστασις (note the synonymy for both English and Ancient Greek).
- 12/10/2024: Mediawiki upgraded from 1.31 to 1.39.10.
- 6/2024: Lexicon Magnum Latino-Sinicum imported as well as Chinese → Latin version, ie. 香料.
- 10/2021: Double click on any word to look it up.
- 5/2021: Bill Berg, the site's classics consultant, has passed away
- 1/2021: Popups on mouseover, i.e. page previews when hovering over a link.
- 12/2020: Implementation of a special theme for mobile devices with sections collapsed. Tapping on a section expands it.
- 6/2020: Use a dark theme via a browser extension or browser/OS dark mode preference.
- 5/2020: Woodhouse updates with further processing/linkification/corrections/reversal/errata started rolling out. Hebrew to English entries imported (13,674 pages) from Strong's Hebrew Dictionary.
- 10/2019: First batch with 70,000 Russian to Ancient Greek entries imported. Try a search with Cyrillic characters.
- 2019: Intensive work is being done in producing reverse versions (i.e. from other languages to Ancient Greek) of multiple ancient Greek dictionaries: LSJ (English), Bailly (French), Pape (German), and Dvoretski (Russian).
- 2019 February: Site migrated to lsj.gr
- 2018: Dictionaries have been added from Ancient Greek to Russian and Dutch. Also, from Dutch to Ancient Greek.
- 2017: Many more dictionaries have been added from Ancient Greek to English, French, Spanish and German; also, now you can search from Latin to English, French and German, thus turning LSJ.gr into a Classics Hub.
- 2013 February 14: Site online for the first time in the URL lsj.translatum.gr
- CURRENTLY REGISTRATION IS DISABLED DUE TO SPAM ISSUES EXPERIENCED