Georg Benedikt Winer (April 13, 1789 - May 12, 1858), German Protestant theologian, was born at Leipzig.

He studied theology at Leipzig, where eventually (1832) he became professor ordinarius. From 1824 to 1830 he edited with JGV Engelhardt the Neues kritisches Journal der theologischen Literatur, and alone from 1826 to 1832 the Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Theologie.

He is well known as the author of a Grammatik des neutestamentlichen Sprachidioms (1821, 8th ed. revised by PW Schmiedel, 1894 ff.), of which several translations have appeared, the latest being by WF Moulton (1870, 3rd ed. 1882).

His other works include:

• Komparative Darstellung des Lehrbtgriffes der verschiedenen christlichen Kirchenpartcien (1824; 4th ed. by P Ewald, 1882; Eng. trans. 1873)
• Biblisches Realworterbuch (1820; 3rd ed. 1847-1848, 2 vols)
• Grammatik des biblischen und targumischen Chaldaismus (1824; 3rd ed. by B Fischer, Chaldäische Grammatik für Bibel und Talmud, 1882; Eng. trans. 1845)
• Hand-buch der theologischen Literatur (1820; 3rd ed. 1838-1840, 2 vols; supplement, 1842)

See W Schmidt, "Zum Gedachtnis Dr GB Winers," in the Beitrage zur sdchsischen Kirchengeschichte.

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