There is a secret way to look up a word as defined by any purchased dictionaries and encyclopedias instantly all while reading your favorite translation.
When you click on a word and select "Look up", a pop-up appears which says that Logos is looking up the word. At the bottom of the pop-up box is a "Bible Word Study" link to click.
Now here is the interesting thing...
1. The expected behavior is if you click the "Bible Word Study" link after the "Looking up [selected word]" finishes its look up (see first image in the first group of images), you get a result shown in the first group of images that pulls up Greek tools such as the BDAG, TDNT, etc.
but..
2. If you click the "Bible Word Study" link before the "Looking up [selected word]" finishes its look up (see first image in the second group of images), you get a result shown in the second group of images that pulls up dictionary and encyclopedia resources!!
Is this intended behavior or a bug? If not intended, it needs to be!
See, sometimes when you look something up (person, place, thing) you don't want to research the Greek but rather want to research more of the background in your dictionaries and encyclopedia. If you look up Nazereth for example, you may want to see corresponding links to my AYBD, ISBE, etc., to learn about the place. So this hidden (expected / unexpected) behavior is great! Then if you want to perform a Greek analysis, you can just let the "Looking up..." complete and can do my Greek word study.
But can someone from Logos confirm this is expected or not and confirm that it will remain? I would hate to start using it only to be incredibly disappointed down the road... But this is EXACTLY the feature many have been requesting for the past few years, although it's a little hidden for my tastes. Maybe a second link next to the "Bible Word Study" which says "Dictionary Study" so people can see the different choices.
