Logeion

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Logeion is an open-access database of Latin and Ancient Greek dictionaries. [1] Developed by Josh Goldenberg and Matt Shanahan in 2011, it is hosted by the University of Chicago. Apart from simultaneous search capabilities across different dictionaries and reference works, Logeion offers access to frequency and collocation data from the Perseus Project.

Contents

Features

Having started out as an aggregator for Latin and Ancient Greek dictionaries, Logeion has implemented multiple new features in its development. These include:

Furthermore, an iOS app was developed by Joshua Day in 2013. The app's second version, launched in 2018, is also available for Android devices.

Dictionaries

As of November 2018, Logeion contains the following dictionaries. [2]

Ancient Greek dictionaries

  • Autenrieth, G. (1891). A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York: Harper and Brothers.
  • Liddell, H. G., & Scott, R. (1889). An Intermediate Greek Lexicon. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  • Liddell, H. G., Scott, R., Jones, H. S., & McKenzie, R. (1940). A Greek-English Lexicon . Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  • Slater, W. L. (1969). Lexicon to Pindar. Berlin: De Gruyter.

Latin dictionaries

  • Lewis, Ch. T., & Short, Ch. (1879). A Latin Dictionary . Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  • Lewis, Ch. T. (1890). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. New York: American Book Company.

Ancient Greek dictionaries

  • Adrados, F. R., & Somolinos, J. R. (Eds.). Diccionario Griego-Español . Madrid: CSIC.
  • Muñoz Delgado, L. (2001). Léxico de magia y religión en los papiros mágicos griegos. Madrid: CSIC.

Latin dictionaries

  • Babeliowsky, J. K. L., den Hengst, D., Holtland, W., van Lakwijk, W., Marcelis, J. Th. K., Pinkster, H., Smolenaars, J. J. L. (1975). Basiswoordenlijst Latijn. Den Haag: Staatsuitgeverij.
  • Du Cange, Ch. et al. (1883-1887). Glossarium mediae et infimae latinitatis. Niort: L. Favre.
  • Frieze, H. S. (1902). Vergil’s Aeneid Books I-XII, with an Introduction, Notes, and Vocabulary, revised by Walter Dennison. New York: American Book Company.
  • Gaffiot, F. (1934). Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français . Paris: Hachette.
  • Latham, R. E., Howlett, D. R., & Ashdowne, R. K. (1975-2013). The Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources . London: British Academy.
  • Pinkster, H. (Ed.) (2018). Woordenboek Latijn/Nederlands. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.

Reference works

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References

  1. Reuters Fact Check. "Homework spelled backwards does not mean child abuse in Latin". Reuters. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. "About ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ". Logeion. Retrieved 2018-11-22.