Searching for γαρ and questions

[JeremiahZ]

Hi All,

 

I was wondering if there was a way to search NA28 for all occurrences of γαρ, introducing a question (if there are any).  What comes to my mind is searching for γαρ and the punctuation mark ;

 

How would I go about searching for those two things together?

 

Thanks!

 

 

-Jeremiah

[jarcher]

γαρ <FOLLOWED BY> .;

 

Edit: if you'd like to get more specific you can search for instances of γαρ at the beginning of a verse or sentence, or clause, etc.

Edited November 1, 2017 by jarcher

[jarcher]

Even more specific

 

 

(γαρ <WITHIN 2 Words> [FIELD BEGIN]) <AND> (.; <WITHIN 1 Words> [FIELD END] )

[Joe Weaks]

Maybe this could be helpful:

 

How to Search for and Find GAR 

[jarcher]

Even more specific

 

 

(γαρ <WITHIN 2 Words> [FIELD BEGIN]) <AND> (.; <WITHIN 1 Words> [FIELD END] )

 

Jeremiah, I was short on time when I posted these and didn't have time for an explanation.

 

So.. here is what is going on.

 

We have two searches here combined with an <AND>.

 

 

The first search is looking for instances of γαρ within 2 words of the BEGINning of the search scope (γαρ <WITHIN 2 Words> [FIELD BEGIN]). The scope can be adjusted by clicking on the + symbol to the right of the search bar. The "FIELD" here is the search "Scope".

 

Choosing "Verse" will find γαρ at the BEGINning of a verse while "Sentence" will find γαρ at the beginning of a sentence. I would recommend using "Sentence" here as if you pick verse you'll miss out on hits like Romans 9:19 where a new sentence starts in the middle of a verse.

 

We then combine this search with an <AND> statement and repeat a similar search.

 

.; <WITHIN 1 Words> [FIELD END]

 

This time, we are looking for a specific character, specified by the . followed by the character we're searching for - the ;

 

We again say we want to find the ; character WITHIN 1 word of the END of the search Scope.

 

The result is that we find γαρ at the beginning of the (verse, sentence, clause, etc) followed by a ; at the end.

 

Hope that isn't too confusing and helps make future searches easier.

Edited November 1, 2017 by jarcher