Studying Words Using the Bible Word Study Guide

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You can access the Bible Word Study Guide from the Guides / Workflows, Context, or Selection menu. It supports English words as well as biblical Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic.

Tip: Link your Greek New Testament to a Bible Word Study Guide using Link Sets so any time you click a word in the Bible, Logos will open the Guide to that word. Learn more about Link Sets.

Open Bible Word Study in Logos

 

Skip ahead to:

• Accessing the Bible Word Study Guide
• Study English Words
• Study Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic Words

 

Accessing the Bible Word Study Guide

There are three main ways to start a Bible Word Study Guide:

• from the Guides / Workflows Menu
• from the Context Menu
• from the Selection Menu

 

From the Guides Menu

To generate a Bible Word Study Guide from the Guides / Workflows Menu:

Click Guides / Workflows > Bible Word Study to open a new word study.

Note: By default, the Bible Word Study Guide is pinned to the top of the Guides / Workflows menu. It can also be accessed in the Guides section of the Guides / Workflows Menu.

 

From the Context Menu

To generate a Bible Word Study Guide from the Context Menu:

1. Right-click the word in your text.
2. Select lemma on the left side of the Context Menu.
3. Click Bible Word Study on the right.

   

Note: You can generate Bible Word Study reports from any morphologically-tagged original-language text, or from an English translation that includes a reverse-interlinear.

From the Selection Menu

To generate a Bible Word Study Guide from the Selection Menu:

1. Drag across a word to select it.
2. Click Study from the Selection Menu that pops up.

Note: If Prefer Lemmas is set to Yes in Program Settings, this will generate a report on the underlying original language lemma. If it is set to No, it will generate a report on the English word.

 

Study English Words

The sections in the Bible Word Study Guide vary depending on the language of the word you select. When you are studying an English word, the following sections display:

• Topic
• Hebrew Words
• Greek Words
• Senses
• Phrases
• Textual Searches

Scroll through the Bible Word Study Guide sections until you find ones that are relevant to your study. We’ve highlighted some of the sections below.

Note: Click the All Passages link if you want to restrict the guide to a particular passage or range of verses.

 

Topic

This section provides one-click access to dictionaries or encyclopedias in your Library that have articles on the word you’re studying. Click one of these links to open the resource to the relevant article.

Click More >> to see more dictionaries. Click the Topic Guide link (if present) to open a Topic Guide on that topic.

 

Hebrew Words

This section displays a translation ring showing the different Hebrew words that are translated by the English word you’re studying.

• Click a segment of the ring to show where that particular Hebrew word occurs when translated in this way.
• Hover over a segment to see different ways in which a particular Hebrew word is translated.

 

Greek Words

This section functions in the same way as the Hebrew Words section but looks at underlying Greek terms instead.

 

Textual Searches

This section shows where the word occurs in your five highest prioritized Bibles (known as your Top Bibles). Click the search icon beside a version search for all occurrences of that word in that particular Bible.

 

Study Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic Words

As well as English, the Bible Word Study Guide supports original language Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic. When you’re studying original languages, the following sections are displayed (you can modify these by editing the Guide from the panel menu or adding additional sections from the Add dropdown):

• Lemma
• Translation
• Septuagint Translation
• Root
• Senses
• Example Uses
• Clause Participants
• Preposition Use
• Phrases
• Lemma in Passage
• Textual Searches
• Case Frames

Scroll down the Bible Word Study Guide sections until you find ones that are relevant to your study. We’ve highlighted some of the sections below.

Note: Click the All Passages link if you want to restrict the guide to a particular passage or range of verses.

 

Lemma

This section provides one-click access to lexicons or encyclopedias in your Library that have articles on the word you’re studying. Click one of these links to open the resource to the relevant article.

 

Click More >> to see more lexicons or click the Morphology Charts link (if present) to view the different forms this word takes in the Greek New Testament.

 

Translation

This section displays a translation ring showing the different ways the original language word you’re studying is translated in the version you’re using.

 

• Hover over the top-right of the panel to display the Settings option which allows you to change the Bible being used in translation.
• Click a segment of the ring to show where a specific English word translates the original language word.
• Hover over a segment to see all of the original language words that are translated by the specific English word.

 

Septuagint Translation

This section functions in the same way as the Translation section but for the Septuagint. You can see which Hebrew words are translated by the Greek term instead.

 

Root

This section shows the lemmas linked to the word you are studying. The lemma you’ve searched is indicated with an orange dot. The sparkline charts on the right show the total number of occurrences of the root and the individual lemmas. Hover over one to show a breakdown by biblical book.

 

Click one of the different lemmas in this section to open up a new Bible Word Study Guide focused on that word.

 

Senses

This section shows the different senses, or meanings, taken by the word being studied and operates in a similar way to the Translation ring above.

 

Hover over a Sense to see a definition and click it to open the Bible Sense Lexicon to that Sense.

 

Clause Participants

This section shows the different entities associated with the word being studied. You can switch between grammatical and semantic roles using the toggle at the top right. In grammatical mode, it shows information such as Subjects and Objects (when analyzing verbs).

 

Click a participant to see where it appears with the particular verb.

 

Lemma in Passage

This section shows where the word you’re studying is discussed in commentaries in your Library.

You can sort Lemma in Passage results by clicking Passage (sorts by biblical passage) or Resource (sorts by resource).

There are two sections within Lemma in Passage.

1. Lemmas in Passage displays a list of commentaries that discuss the lemma in the context of a specific biblical passage.
2. Other Lemmas shows a list of commentaries that discuss the lemma you’re studying outside of a specific biblical context.

Scroll down to the biblical book you’re interested in and expand the entry. Then expand the resource you want to study.

 

Textual Searches

This section shows where the word you’re studying appears in original language sources. Click one of the entries to run a Morphological Search in that resource.

 

Case Frames

This section allows you to study the relationships between words you are studying. The interface functions in a similar way to the Translation Ring. Click one of the groupings to expand it.

Skip ahead to:

Access the Bible Word Study Guide

Working with Original Languages

Navigate Bible Word Study Results

 

Access the Bible Word Study Guide

You can open the Bible Word Study Guide from two locations: the More Items Menu and the Insights Panel.

 

1. More Items Menu

This is the best place to start if you’re not currently viewing the word you want to study. Expand the More Items Menu and tap Bible Word Study. 

 

Tap Get Started and type the word you want to study (learn how to search for original language terms by manually entering them).

 

2. Insights Panel

If you’re already viewing the word you want to study in your Bible, tap and hold it, and then tap Word Study in the Insights Panel. The guide runs on your selected word and displays its results in a new tab.

Note: If you select a word or phrase in a reverse interlinear translation, you can run a Bible Word Study guide on the underlying original language term. If your selection includes multiple underlying original language terms, tap Word Info in the Insights Panel and then swipe between cards to locate the original language word to study.

However you open the guide, you can change the search term in the entry field at the top of the guide.

 

Working with Original Languages

The easiest way to conduct a Bible Word Study on an original language term is with the Insights Panel method described above. You can also, however, type to run a study on an original language term with two methods: system keyboard or transliteration.

Note: Keep in mind that any reverse interlinear English Bible in Logos will access the original Greek/Hebrew/Aramaic term from the Insights Panel as described above. In other words, you don’t have to know Greek or Hebrew to get original language results. If you do want to manually type to search for an original language word, continue reading.

 

Method 1: Add an original language keyboard

iOS Directions:

1. Open the Settings App.
2. Tap General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard.
3. Add a Greek and/or Hebrew Keyboard to your system.
4. Switch to your Greek or Hebrew Keyboard with the keyboard globe icon.

 

Android Settings

1. Open Settings.
2. Tap System > Languages & Input > Virtual keyboard > Gboard > Languages > Add keyboard.
3. Add a Greek and/or Hebrew Keyboard to your system.
4. Switch to your Greek or Hebrew Keyboard. On most Android devices you can tap the tiny keyboard icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen to choose another keyboard.

 

Method 2: Type a transliterated word.

1. Type the proper prefix: g: (for Greek), h: (for Hebrew), or a: (for Aramaic)
2. Add the transliterated form of the word
3. Logos will either run the guide on your word or display a list of options to choose from.

 

Navigate Bible Word Study Results

The mobile Bible Word Study Guide features three different sections: definition, translation, and example uses.

 

1. Definition

The first section in the guide shows links to lexicons and dictionaries in your Library. Tap any resource to open the dictionary or lexicon entry on your word in a new tab.

Note: If you search for an English term, only dictionary entries will display.

 

2. Translation

The Translation section displays a ring for your word, showing how the original language term is translated in your Top Bible. Tap any section of the ring for more information, including a list of key passages.

Note: If you search for an English term, this section is split into two: Hebrew words and Greek Words. The rings show which Hebrew and Greek terms your preferred Bible translates with your search term. Learn how to change your Top Bible.

 

3. Example Uses

The final section displays instances where your word appears in the Bible and shows how that word is used in context.

Note: The Example Uses section does not display when you search for an English word.