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RickGross
06-27-2006, 03:23 PM
The Friberg Coding Scheme is somewhat non-traditional. If you have used other schemes, you will not be used to seeing, for example, pronouns and adverbs classified under the category of adjective, or a person label attached to a participle. The Friberg scheme is based as much on the function as morphology and it takes some getting used to. But in many cases it provides information not available in other morphologically analyzed Greek New Testaments. Close study of Friberg's method will be amply rewarded for those who take the time to understand it. To facilitate this we have included an electronic copy of the Appendix to the printed edition of the Friberg Analytical Greek New Testament. The terminology and some of the codes are slightly different from what is used in the GNM database currently in BibleWorks, but it will nonetheless help you immensely if you are using the GNM database for detailed analysis. You will find the appendix in your BibleWorks directory in two different formats (agntdocs.rtf and .pdf).

This appendix is from The Analytical Greek New Testament (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994), Barbara and Timothy Friberg, pp. 799 and following. In the appendix (p38) you will find the following statement:

We value your insight and are open to receiving correspondence about general assumptions or specific analyses. Direct correspondence to:
Analytical Greek New Testament Project
Baker Book House
P.O. Box 6287
Grand Rapids MI 49516-6287