Bug? Word not linked to existing dictionary definition

I am reading a book currently for which I have been looking up technical terms to refresh my memory. The problem is that while I do have a dictionary that provide definitions for these, it does not come up. I get sent to a blank power look-up window or occasionally to an alternate resource I don't want (the pulpit commentary index). Indeed, when looking up the word in the context menu, it can be seen that there is no link to dictionaries:

However, as can be seen here, the word IS found in dictionaries that I own:

So, what's happening? Have some words been overlooked in tagging them as dictionary entries? Is there something I don't get that I need to do differently? And how in the world do I make sure that pocket dictionary of biblical words comes up (when it does) rather than the pulpit index though the first is in my list of prioritized resources while the second certainly is not? For the time being I have placed the latter in hidden resources, but it is not an ideal solution and it does not solve the first problem.

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Todd Phillips

The problem with some dictionaries, including the IVP pocket dictionaries, is that their headword index is "English headwords". But a lot of the terms are not English. If a word in another resource is tagged as German or Latin, then it won't use the English headword index to find it.

I've found the only way to look up words in these dictionaries is to copy the word from the source and paste it into the location box for that dictionary, which of course is the wrong way to do it.

I think Logos needs to either add multiple language indexes to these resources or else add a way to look up non-English words in an English index. (And vice-versa, since I've often found Latin words that aren't tagged as Latin, and so they weren't found in a Latin dictionary)

Francis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/633863#Comment_633863

In addition, there are glossaries in numerous resources that are tagged as headword entries. This is regrettable because, for instance, The Use of the Septuagint in NT Research has, along with many other useful terms and concepts, a definition of the kaige recension. Anyone who encounters the term and does not know what it refers to should presumably be able to double-click it or use the context menu to access the glossary entry.

There is thus work to be done yet in making sure that dictionary type of resources are properly referenced.