Greek and Hebrew lookup
Hello
If I am reading a commentary and I come across a Greek or Hebrew word...how do I find the meaning of the word? Also, if the Greek or Hebrew word is written in the Greek and or Hebrew script, how do I look that up too?
Thanks
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I would begin by creating a lexicon collection and then you can copy and paste the word into the search box.
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Also, if the Greek or Hebrew word is written in the Greek and or Hebrew script, how do I look that up too?
If a commentary has something like "the λόγος προφορικός of Coloss" you can right click a Greek word and then select "Look up". λόγος should be found in one of your lexicons but προφορικός may not be found that way so try the "Perseus Web Lookup" option.
If I am reading a commentary and I come across a Greek or Hebrew word...how do I find the meaning of the word?
Do you mean transliterated like logos for the above λόγος Greek word? A Lookup will likely think it is a topic and you may/may not get a defintion in the resulting "bible dictionary". But "Power Lookup" (from the right click menu) will be more fruitful.
Dave
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I would right click on the Hebrew or Greek word and copy it. Open up Guides to Bible Word Study and paste your word in the box. Run the search. Open up the translation section to the word wheel. The word wheel will show you every way that word has been translated with English gloss words- gee, just like a lexicon. And unlike a lexicon, it will list every verse where that word has been translated with that gloss word, so you can start reading the context and get a real idea what the word means. Words can mean anything outside of a context. Or search for your word in a theological word book like NIDNTT or NIDOTTE where you will get a more in-depth discussion of your word than a list of gloss words in a lexicon. Its not like fast food- fast & convenient-but a lot more nutritional.
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Thanks...this is helpful. I seem to remember that there should be a way to access a lexicon by doing a right click on the word and having the lexicon show up in the list of options...rather than doing a cut and past. I had it working in Logos 3 or 4. I just can't remember where I got the instructions on how to do that. But your suggestion will work for now.
Thanks
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I seem to remember that there should be a way to access a lexicon by doing a right click on the word and having the lexicon show up in the list of options
You do that by doing a right-click, selecting "lemma" on the right-hand side and then choosing one of your lexicons (in red box in the screenshot below). These lexicons appear in the order you have prioritised them
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