In yesterday’s post, I wrote that if you know how to search for εἰς, you’re well on your way to being a searching “ace.” It was an admittedly nerdy pun, since the Greek word εἰς is pronounced like the English word “ace.” I’m feeling a little less nerdy today, however, since someone made the even […]
Εἰς in the title of this post is a Greek preposition which is pronounced like the English word ACE. It’s an admittedly nerdy joke, but searching for εἰς helps to illustrate several important aspects of original language searching in Accordance. In other words, if you know how to search for εἰς, you’re well on your […]
Quick! Name the “Love chapter” in the New Testament. That label is usually applied to 1 Corinthians 13, but another chapter looks to be far more deserving of it. To see what I mean, try searching by the root αγαπη in a tagged Greek New Testament. Simply type a plus sign (to indicate a root […]
When I was a sophomore in college, I remember going through a Bible study workbook called Men of Faith. One of the most memorable lessons from this workbook was a chapter on the Apostle Peter. This lesson focused on the exchange between Peter and the resurrected Jesus in John 21. In this chapter, Peter has […]
I have a confession to make. When I was taking Greek in seminary, I didn’t always come to class fully prepared. I know, it’s hard to believe—especially in light of how consistent I’ve been with the blog this week—but I’m afraid it’s all too true. There were times when I came to class without my […]
In yesterday’s post and in another recent post, I talked about how you can use a list of words separated by commas and enclosed in parentheses to search for any of the words in that list. For example, entering (faith, hope, love) will find every occurrence of any of those words. The results are the […]