Quickest way to do a NT or OT word search?

[circuitrider]

I know there are several ways to set up a search for a NT/OT only search, however the ways that I know of are clunky to me. Some Bible programs bring up a menu when a word is clicked(or right clicked) that allows you to choose a NT or OT search for that word.

 

Is it possible to set up something this quick in Accordance?

[Timothy Jenney]

I know there are several ways to set up a search for a NT/OT only search, however the ways that I know of are clunky to me. Some Bible programs bring up a menu when a word is clicked(or right clicked) that allows you to choose a NT or OT search for that word.

 

Is it possible to set up something this quick in Accordance?

 

Hi, Circuitrider!

 

The easiest way I know to do this is in English is to use a text tagged with Strong's numbers. Select the word you want and right click. Drag down to Search for>Key number and Accordance will do the rest. Since all Greek words in Strong's system begin with a "G" and all Hebrew words with an "H," this will automatically select the right testament. Not only will you be searching the correct testament, but your word search will be more accurate since it's based on the original language.

 

Of course, if you are working in a grammatically tagged original language text, you can do the same thing. However, when you select "Search for," you get three options: lemma, inflected and root. All three of these will be constrained to the proper testament, since our original language texts only cover a single testament.

 

If you absolutely have to search for the English word itself [not the word it translates], you'll have to use the Search Entry box and limit the range. Sorry, I don't know of an easy way to do this, but would suggest either method above before this one, as both are methodologically sounder.

[jpkang]

You could set up custom ranges called NT and OT and then use the keyboard shortcuts to quickly add the commands AND and [RANGE ?] to constrain your search.

 

So, you would type your search word/phrase and then press shift-cmd-a to insert the AND command and then shift-cmd-r to insert the [RANGE ?] command and then either type "NT" or "OT" (assuming you used those as the labels). After you do this once or twice, it'll go pretty quickly.

[circuitrider]

Hi, Circuitrider!

 

The easiest way I know to do this is in English is to use a text tagged with Strong's numbers. Select the word you want and right click. Drag down to Search for>Key number and Accordance will do the rest. Since all Greek words in Strong's system begin with a "G" and all Hebrew words with an "H," this will automatically select the right testament. Not only will you be searching the correct testament, but your word search will be more accurate since it's based on the original language.

 

Of course, if you are working in a grammatically tagged original language text, you can do the same thing. However, when you select "Search for," you get three options: lemma, inflected and root. All three of these will be constrained to the proper testament, since our original language texts only cover a single testament.

 

These are great tips, thanks!

 

You could set up custom ranges called NT and OT and then use the keyboard shortcuts to quickly add the commands AND and [RANGE ?] to constrain your search.

 

 

I attempted to do this but I am getting the error "The book 'NT' cannot be found." Am I missing a step?

 

Thanks for the tip.

[Helen Brown]

If you use the name of a range inside the RANGE command, you must place it in quotes, otherwise it's looking for the book names.

[circuitrider]

If you use the name of a range inside the RANGE command, you must place it in quotes, otherwise it's looking for the book names.

 

 

I was missing the quotes. Thank you.