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The first stop for previous generations of preachers, scholars, and readers of Scripture in their study of any word in the Bible was the Strong’s Concordance. First published in 1890, Strong’s is a massive index of every English word in the King James Version of the Bible. Each corresponding word in the original language is marked with a unique number, allowing the user to both identify the underlying Hebrew or Greek term and see every verse in the Bible using that term. The exhaustive coverage presented in Strong’s continues to offer English speakers today a better understanding of God's Word through direct access to the original languages.
Although word studies have advanced considerably in the 130 years since Strong’s was published, this resource still has value for those working in particular Bible versions. We’re going to look at a number of ways to use Strong’s effectively in Logos, and we’ll introduce other advanced resources and methods to further enhance your study.
Search for Words Using Strong’s
Finding Strong’s numbers in Logos is straightforward. You can access them in three ways:
Inline Reverse Interlinear
First, open the View tab and click Interlinear to view the Interlinear Options menu. Toggle Interlinear display on with the slider at the top of the menu and tick the box for Strong’s Numbers.
Immediately you will see the layout of your Bible change, with a series of 3- or 4-digit numbers beneath almost every word. These are Strong’s numbers, and each one is a hyperlink to other resources in your library. The interconnectivity of our edition of Strong’s is just one of the many advantages to using them in Logos versus a print edition.
You can quickly revert back to a normal view with the toggle in the Interlinear Options menu.
The value of displaying Strong’s numbers in this manner is that you have immediate access to further information on any term in the Bible. Hover over or click a hyperlinked number, and one of your prioritized resources will open to the corresponding word entry.
Note: This depends on which resources you have in your Logos library, as well as the prioritization of those resources.
As a quick example, hovering over the number 225 underneath “truth” in John 17:17, shows a preview of the entry for that word in TDNT. Click the number to open TDNT to the appropriate location. But if we choose another number in the same verse, such as 2531 for “as”, Logos opens the DBL Greek. If you wish to open other resources, such as Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words or Mounce's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words, for example, then simply prioritize those instead.
Reverse Interlinear Pane
The second option to access Strong’s is through the Reverse Interlinear Pane, again accessed under Interlinear Options. This will open a pane at the bottom of your chosen Bible that displays highly organized information for any word that you click.
Note: If you do not see Strong's Numbers in the Reverse Interlinear Pane, right-click the first column of the pane and select Strong's Number.
Context Menu
The third way to search Strong’s numbers is through the Context Menu. To do this:
- Right-click any word in your Bible.
- Find the option on the left side titled Greek Strong’s, which will be followed by a number.
- Click this option, and the right side of the window will display the Look up section. Here, Logos presents a number of resources that also use the Strong’s number system.
- Click any of these resources to open it.