Contact with the original biblical languages of Greek and Hebrew is important for Christian ministry and for preaching. It is not true to say that people cannot understand the Scriptures without knowledge of these original languages, but for those skilled in them, it gives the opportunity to "mine out" biblical riches in order to better feed the sheep and to preach the gospel. Having contact with the original languages is probably the difference between watching on an older TV set and in having a high definition plasma screen where the image is very sharply focussed.
A number of years ago I was listening to Ted Donnelly preach at his home congregation in Northern Ireland at Trinity, Newtownabbey. He used to lecture Greek at the reformed presbyterian seminary in Northern Ireland and I asked him after the service what Greek Lexicon he would recommend. He immediately answered that "The Lexicon to have, is one by Frederick William Danker who was one of the four men who wrote the famous BADG". The "D" is Fred Danker. I bought this and it has been a real gem for several years. It is to the point, concise and accurate. It is not cheap but it is outstanding and I unreservedly commend it.
The full title is:
Frederick William Danker, "The Concise Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament", University of Chicago Press, 2009.
The Amazon link is: http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Concise-Greek-English-Lexicon-Testament/dp/0226136159/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400918574&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=fred+danker+lexicon
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