Suggestions for Using Logos Bible Software

Finding the Greek word that an English word translates

1. Press Ctrl-B to open the library browser window.
2. Open the New American Standard Bible (NASV) and the Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament in separate windows.
3. Right mouse click on the desired English word in the NASV translation.
4. Select "Associated Word" from the pop-up menu.

 
• The corresponding Greek word will be highlighted in the Greek Bible text. Note that this will normally not be the dictionary form, so you must find the dictionary form as described below to conduct a search.

Finding the dictionary form (lemma) of a Greek word

1. Right mouse click on the desired Greek word in the Greek Bible text.
2. Select "Information" from the pop-up menu. A window will open with the following information:
3. lemma: dictionary form of the word
4. morphology: the grammatical form of the word to indicates its function in the sentence.
5. gloss: the basic word meaning.

Searching for all occurrences of a Greek word from the Bible text

1. Right mouse click on the desired Greek word in the Greek Bible text.
2. Select "Information" from the pop-up menu.
3. Right mouse click on the lemma.
4. Select "Speed Search" from the pop-up menu and select "Active Book" from the sub-menu.
   
   
• The entire Greek New Testament will now be searched for all occurrences of the word, regardless of the spelling. This will find all tenses, voices, and moods of a verb, singular and plural of a noun, etc.
 
5. The verses will be listed in abbreviated form. Double click on any reference to see the whole verse in context.

Searching for all occurrences of a Greek word from the search dialog

1. Press Ctrl+F to open the search dialog or select Edit-Search from the menu.
2. Set the language to "Greek Lemma". This will search for the dictionary form, rather than the exact spelling you used. This ensures that the word will be found in all spellings (singular and plural nouns, any verb tense, etc.).
3. Enter the dictionary form of the Greek word. Accents are not required.
4. Set the "Search Type" to "Concordance."
5. Select the books in the search range:

 
• If you want to search Bible versions and reference books, select "All Books" as the search range.
• If you only want to search the Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament, call up this dialog while you are viewing the Nestle-Aland Greek text and select "Active Book" as the search range.
 
6. Click on the Search button and the verses will be listed on the screen.
7. The verses will be listed in abbreviated form.
8. Double click on any reference to see the whole verse in context. If you have linked the Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament and an English Bible, such as the NASV, both will scroll the the same verse.