byz texts are the least accurate
wish this app came with the caveat that while the Byzantine texts are the most prolific they are also on the whole the most inaccurate texts.
Incomplete
Incomplete.
Wrote to developer who ignored my message.
App is a mess.
Avoid.
Wrote to developer who ignored my message.
App is a mess.
Avoid.
Greek Bible
Very helpful if wanting to study Greek New Testament
Incorrect translations
There are incorrect translations in this app and it doesn’t offer the ability to correct the mistranslations. Bad choice if you want to learn koine or study the Word in the original text.
byztxtlite
This review only applies to the free ('lite') version.
If you want an electronic copy of the Greek text, this is fine BUT it only contains a couple of books as a taster.
The pronunciation guide is a bit limited because it doesn't distinguish between long and short vowels.
The English translation is fairly useless, in my humble opinion, because it only translates a minority of the Greek words. Moreover, simply translating Greek to English word by word really gives no real sense of the meaning of the Greek because word-order is different in the two languages, Greek idiom is different from English, Greek often doesn't use the verb 'to be' but leaves it to be understood, etc., etc.
Maybe all these features are addressed in the full £9.99 version but, if they are not, then 'caveat emptor'.
If you want an electronic copy of the Greek text, this is fine BUT it only contains a couple of books as a taster.
The pronunciation guide is a bit limited because it doesn't distinguish between long and short vowels.
The English translation is fairly useless, in my humble opinion, because it only translates a minority of the Greek words. Moreover, simply translating Greek to English word by word really gives no real sense of the meaning of the Greek because word-order is different in the two languages, Greek idiom is different from English, Greek often doesn't use the verb 'to be' but leaves it to be understood, etc., etc.
Maybe all these features are addressed in the full £9.99 version but, if they are not, then 'caveat emptor'.
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