​WINER, GEORG BENEDIKT (1789-1858), German Protestant theologian, was born at Leipzig on the i3lh of April 1789. He studied theology at Leipzig, where eventually (1832) he became professor ordinaries. From 1824 to 1S30 he edited with J. G. V. Engelhardt the Neues kritischcs Journal der Theologischen Literatur, and alone from 1S26 to 1832 the Zeitschrift fur wissenschaftiche Theologie. He is weU known as the author of a Grammatik des neutestamentlichen Sprachidioms (1821, 8th ed. revised by P W Schmiedel, 1894 ff), of which several translations have appeared, the latest being by W F Moulton (1870, 3rd ed 1882) He died on the 12th of May 1858.

His other works include Komparaltve Darstcllung des Lehrbcgriffes der verschiedenen christlichen Kirchcnparleicn (1824, 4th ed by P Ewald, 1882, Eng trans. 1873), B Mischcs Realworlerbuch (1820, 3rd ed 1847-1848, 2 vols.), Grammatik des biblischen find targitnnschen Chaldatstnus (1824, 3rd ed by B Fischer, Chalddische Grammatik fur Bibel und Talmud. 1882, Eng trans, 1845) and a useful Handbuch der theologtschen Literatur (1820 3rd ed 1838-1840, 2 vols., supplement, 1S42) Cf W Schmidt, " Zum Gediichtnis Dr G. B. Winers, " in the Beitrage zur sdchsischen Kirchengeschichte.