IPad Anchor Bible Dictionary-Finding words/searching

How do you find words & definitions within the Anchor Bible Dictionary on the I Pad? For example, I can find the Anchor Bible Dictionary in my library and I can find the index but how do I find a word and its definItIon?

Thanks,

Bill

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JT (alabama24)

Bill – I don't own the Anchor Bible Dictionary. Can you type a word in the search box?

JT (alabama24)

Here is a screenshot from a different dictionary. Notice that I typed "faith" and it took me to that article.

Paul-C

It seems a bit hit and miss navigating around AYBD on my iPhone. I may be doing something wrong, but I've noticed that in the past this dictionary seems more clunky than others to get around.

I typed "faith" into the reference box, and it took me to an article on faith. [Y]
I typed "Jesus" into the reference box, and it took me to an article on Jeremiah. [I checked the index and there is an article of Jesus!] [:S]
I typed "Yahweh" into the reference box and nothing happened. [I checked the index and there is an article on Yahweh!] [N]

Abram K-J

Looks like this is still an issue. I typed "Jesus" in the entry box, and was also taken to Jeremiah... in the NET Bible! I typed "Mark 1" and was taken to the middle of Mark 6.

Kevin Byford (Faithlife)

Looks like this is still an issue. I typed "Jesus" in the entry box, and was also taken to Jeremiah... in the NET Bible!

The Reference field is for navigating a resource, not for searching a resource. Jeremiah is the closest reference location the app could determine; Jesus starts with "Je" and Jeremiah is the only book of the Bible that starts with "Je". If you accidentally misspelled Jesus as Joses, the book of Joshua would open since it starts with "Jos". However, if you simply typed "Jo" the app will do nothing since there are five books of the Bible that start with "Jo".

I typed "Mark 1" and was taken to the middle of Mark 6.

I can't reproduce this issue - when I type "Mark 1" it takes me to Mark 1. Please see here: http://screencast.com/t/Dus40k7F

Abram K-J

Thanks for the reply, Kevin--the reference issue may have been fixed since I posted a while ago (I'm not near my iPad to check).

You mention that the reference field is for navigating a resource--does that mean that if I typed in a term that was in a major section heading, I could be expected to go there? It does seem that Anchor takes you to entries (e.g., "Faith," etc.).