BUG?: Morph search for root showing additional roots

Eleanor Emmott

Do a root search using the example given in the Search Helps:  root:ζαω

(the same thing happens with other roots as well.)

Note the highlights in the picture below.  Some verses/results have two entries, one of which has the root ζαω, and one of which has a different root (an article, or another lemma altogether).

Is this a bug or is it by design?  If it is by design then what causes the double entries and what is their purpose?

If it is by design then it is definitely confusing and some type of explanatory note would be helpful.

Kevin Becker

It's by design. The Analysis view shows all possible combinations of data to allow for sorting and filtering. The reason why other roots show up is because sometimes one English word translates multiple Greek words. Think of the Surface text (in this case English words) as boxes, when you search for a root you are asking Analysis to display all associated information in those boxes, if there are multiple roots in the box then they will have to have multiple lines to show the unique pieces of information.

Does that make sense? If not open your NIV Bible to one of the examples and look at the Interlinear ribbon.