A Greek dictionary could make it's Greek to me a thing of the past.

There are dictionaries written in the Greek language, books full of Greek terms, and even translators. This article delves further into this subject.

Before we look at a Greek dictionary, let's look at the phrase it's Greek to me. It's often thought Shakespeare wrote it. But for my own part it was Greek to me was uttered in his play Julius Caesar. It's a flowery way of saying something isn't understandable. But those are not Shakespeare's words, originally. It was in common use before Shakespeare wrote it. It can be traced to Roman times. A similar phrase in Latin - Graecum est; non legitur – means it is Greek and cannot be read. It's likely, however, that Shakespeare made it popular enough that it lasted until the present day.

There are current uses for a Greek dictionary. Ancient languages can come in handy. A lot of the English language comes from Greek and Latin. A knowledge of Greek can help people learn about English. People who have a good grasp of the language go far in life. This includes speaking and writing.

Etymology deals with the origin of words. Many of our words come from Greek. A Greek dictionary explores this. Many of our prefixes and suffixes come from Greek. For example the term androgynous begins with a Greek root and ends with the Greek root. Andro is Greek meaning men. Gynous is from the Greek meaning not masculine, in other words women. The word is basically man and not man like. An androgynous person exhibits characteristics of both men and women. Do you see the connection?

Google runs an excellent translation site. It's basically a computer version of a Greek dictionary. Or you can translate from English to Greek. There are many people who use translators of this nature to communicate with people in other countries. It has flaws but it does the job.

A Greek dictionary can open a whole new world of language for people. Try one today.