Hotlinks in DBL Greek

Bill Fiess

When I am using the Dictionary of Biblical Languages Greek I am not able to get all of the hotlinks to go property to what is being referred to. [They just stay within DBL.]. For example, in the following layout [see below], the links to Strongs and TDNT do not work. I assume that this problem has to do with PRIORITIES but I am not sure how to keep my priorities straight [pun intended] so that ALL of the appropriate references will show up. Thanks for any help you could give concerning this.

3364

λόγος (logos), ου (ou), ὁ
(ho): n.masc.; ≡ DBLHebr 1821; Str 3056; TDNT 4.69

Mark Barnes

The easiest to do this is to leave your existing prioritisation list as it is, but use advanced prioritisation to ensure that resources only open for the links you want. (If you haven't prioritised your lexicons yet, do so now. Just put your favourite at the top, down to your least favourite at the bottom. You'll find it easier not to mingle lexicons in with commentaries/dictionaries, so keep all your lexicons together in your prioritisation list. Your first five lexicons will show up in right-click menus, and the order of your prioritisation list will be reflected in your Bible Word Study and Exegetical Guides.

1. Once you have your lexicons listed, right-click on DBL and choose Set Prioritization Limits.
2. Then in the box that says "Apply only to…", select the DBL type from the dropdown. This would mean DBL would only open for links that were proper DBL links. It wouldn't open for links to Greek words, TDNT or Strong's Numbers.
3. However, you probably want DBL to also open from Greek words, so add another DBL entry in the prioritization list, and again right-click to set limits, but this time choose "Greek" from the menu.

That will probably solve your problem. There is an alternative method, which is to add your favourite Strong's Lexicon and your TDNT at the top of your prioritisation list, making sure that they only open for the appropriate type (Strong's Number and TDNT respectively). If you choose this, you'll need two Strong's entries (one Greek, on Hebrew), and you'll probably also want to add a 'normal' entry for TDNT and perhaps Strongs somewhere below this top one, so that it also shows up for Greek lemmas.

There's a couple of videos of prioritisation if you follow the link in my signature.