Setting up a Syntax Search

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Syntax Search

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A Strategy for Syntax Search

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Example 1 Beneficiary using Andersen-Forbes Phrase Marker Analysis
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Example 1

Click the Documents menu
Click on New; and
Select Syntax Search
This will open a Search panel in a floating window
Click on the resource drop-down menu
Select the Andersen-Forbes Phrase Marker Analysis
Set the Search range to All Passages
Click on the Title box and name your query.
Click on the + next to Add search terms here
When the drop down menu appears select Clause
Hold your mouse over the Clause icon and when an + appears as shown, click on it.
You will see a drop down menu appear, select Clause IC
Expand Constituent (found on the right side)
Check Finite Verb (in Clause IC1, you will see Structure = Finite Verb)
Hold your mouse over Clause IC1 and then click on the + under Clause IC1
In drop down menu, click on Clause IC
Under Constituents check Subject
Repeat steps 14 & 15 to create Clause IC3 (under Clause IC2)
Scroll down under Constituents and check Location
Repeat steps 14 & 15 to create Clause IC4 under Clause IC3
Under Constituents check Beneficiary
We have finished building the Query, so click on Search
- Now we see the search results in the Hebrew Bible
We can also view the results in a side by side view in English. Click on Add Versions and select NKJV (for example).
- Now we see the final results

Click the Documents menu
Click on New and select Syntax Search
This will open a panel in a floating window
Click on the resource drop-down menu
Select The OpenText.org Syntactically Analyzed Greek New Testament.
Click on the Search range i.e. All Passages
In the drop down menu, select New Testament (Matt—Rev).
Click in the Title box and type NT Subject & Finite Verb: OpenText.
Click on the + next to Add search term here
In the drop down menu, select Clause
On the right section, click on Level to uncompress it.
Check Primary.
Hold your mouse over Clause1, when the + appear around it, click on the right +.
In the drop down menu, click on Unordered Group.
Hold your mouse over Unordered1 until the + appear around it, click on the right +.
In the drop down menu, click on Clause Component.
On the right section click on the Clause Category to uncompress it.
Click to check Subject.
Hold your mouse over Clause Category1, click on the + under it.
In the drop down menu, click on Clause Component.
On the right side, click to check Predicator.
In the upper left area of the Search window, click on the Search button.
- Now the results for the search appear in a new Search window
You can open an English Bible version to view side-by-side next to the Greek results. Click on Add Versions
In the drop down menu, select your Bible version.
- Now we see the finalresults