Search for interrogative particles or adverbs

Christian Alexander
Christian Alexander Member Posts: 3,008 ✭✭
edited November 21 in English Forum

How can I use Logos to create a search for interrogative particles or interrogative adverbs in the Gospel of John? I tried an both all and book searches but they were not very helpful. 

https://app.logos.com/search?kind=all&q=%22interrogative+particles%22+OR+%22interrogative+adverbs%22+NEAR+%22Gospel+of+John%22&resources=allResources&source=searchPanel&syntax=v2 16 hits

https://app.logos.com/search?engine=semantic&kind=all&q=interrogative+particles+or+interrogative+adverbs+John&resources=allResources&source=searchPanel&syntax=v2 21 hits

This is what I got from the web beta synopsis.

The search results do not provide specific information about interrogative particles or adverbs used in the Gospel of John. However, they do offer general information about interrogative particles and adverbs in Biblical Hebrew and Ancient Greek, which would be relevant to the original language of John's Gospel. In Biblical Hebrew, the main interrogative particle is הֲ (ha-), prefixed to the first word of a question. Greek had several interrogative-oriented particles like ἆρα, though by the time of the New Testament many had fallen out of use. Common interrogative adverbs in Biblical languages include words meaning "where?", "when?", "how?", and "why?", though specific examples from John are not provided in these results.

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  • MJ. Smith
    MJ. Smith MVP Posts: 53,433

    Try a morph search

    Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."

  • MJ. Smith
    MJ. Smith MVP Posts: 53,433

    How?

    Sorry but I'm a bit frustrated.

    1. Stop and think ... how do I find morphological elements ... it is always the same
    2. Open a search panel
    3. select morphology search
    4. set the book to be searched
    5. limit to the Gospel of John
    6. enter @ 
    7. make sure the morphology at the top matches the resource you want to search (usually Logos Greek for you)
    8. select adverbs
    9. (simple method) type OR with spaces on either side
    10. select particle
    11. select interrogative
    12. run search

    There is nothing in that hasn't been shown to you multiple times. Either you are not keeping notes and using them OR you are not doing the hard work of moving things from short term memory to long term memory. (Yes, I am remembering that you have short term memory issues but you are getting help from a therapist to compensate for this hurdle.)

    Also note your initial search was for text on the topic of interrogative particles or adverbs when what you wanted was a list of instances of interrogative particles or adverbs. This also shows that you are not thinking through what you want before you start typing a search. You need to define accurately what you want if you are to have any hope of finding it. Take more time to think things through, please.

    Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."