Searching for only those words that consists of a fixed number of letters

Michel Pauw
Michel Pauw Member Posts: 585 ✭✭✭
edited November 2024 in English Forum

How would I go about with Logos, if I want to search for only those words in the Greek NT: 

  • that are of any length except 1 letter (so as to exclude the article)
  • that only consists of any of the first - say - 10 letters of the alphabet (thus including ἀββά, but excluding δοῦλος. 

Is this possible in Logos? 

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  • Graham Criddle
    Graham Criddle MVP Posts: 33,282

    Is this possible in Logos? 

    The only potentially possible way I can think of doing this in Logos is via a use of wildcards - but it would take a very long time to run

    Others may have better alternatives.

  • MJ. Smith
    MJ. Smith MVP Posts: 55,397

    I would look online for a regular expression search against a Greek Bible ...a google search implies there are some.

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  • that are of any length except 1 letter (so as to exclude the article)

    Lexham Analytical Lexicon to the Greek New Testament shows inflected forms of ὁ (the) range in length from 1 to 4 letters:

    that only consists of any of the first - say - 10 letters of the alphabet (thus including ἀββά

    Next word after ἀββά is Ἀβιά (for first 10 letters of the alphabet)

    Third word consisting of the first 10 Greek alphabet letters is Ἀδδί

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  • Dave Hooton
    Dave Hooton MVP Posts: 36,298

    that are of any length except 1 letter (so as to exclude the article)

    You can search an Analytical lexicon like Lexham Analytical Lexicon to the Greek New Testament

    • Search Heading Text for ?? (two letter words) or ???? (four letter words), etc.
    • It will take at least 50sec (on my laptop's 8th Gen Intel)
    • There is some repetition, but results are sorted
    • Use ??* for words greater than 1 letter (not recommended)

    that only consists of any of the first - say - 10 letters of the alphabet

    As above, look outside Logos

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