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' word1 word2
Finds all verses which contain word1 followed immediately by word2
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What it does
( ) (.word1 word2)/(.word3 word4)
Used to do more than one search and combine the results
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Same as Phrase search except that it is faster for some complex searches
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; word1 word2
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Result
gen 1:1
displays Genesis 1:1
GNT gen 1 1
ERROR!! There is no book of Genesis in the Greek New Testament
gen 1:1-3
displays Genesis 1:1-3
gen 1
displays Genesis 1 (entire chapter)
2:3
displays chapter 2, verse 3 of the current book
niv
Changes the search version to NIV
d niv
Adds the NIV to the display but does not change search version to NIV
d –niv
Removes the NIV from the display
dc
“display clear” clears the display of all versions except search version
d c niv bgt lxe
Clears display of all versions and then replaces them with niv, bgt and lxe
d greek
Adds all Greek versions installed to the display.
d fav
Activates a display “favorite” named “fav” (if you have one)
p kjv gnt niv
Opens parallel window with KJV, GNT & NIV
l joh
Limits your search only to the book of John – the full booknames work as well; e.g. “l james”
l aramaic
Limits your search only to the Aramaic portions of the Old Testament
l
Clears all limits
o fav
Displays pre-determined “favorite” version order.
Browse Window Shortcuts
F6
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S
Synchronize checked Results Windows
D
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C
Open context menu
W
Open a new Results Window or switch to a current one
N
Toggle version notes
T
Toggle Results Window Auto-Info Window On and Off
R
Toggle Strong’s numbers
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Add current verse to Verse History List Box
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Open short versions menu
B
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A
Toggle Hebrew accents
X
Toggle Hebrew vowel points
Esc / F2 Moves cursor to Command Line
English Langage Versions
KJV
.jesus
the word Jesus
KJV
.jesus christ
both "jesus" AND "christ" anywhere in the verse in any order
KJV
/jesus christ
either "jesus" OR "christ"
KJV
.jesus !christ
the word "jesus" but NOT the word "christ"
KJV
'jesus christ
the phrase "jesus christ"
KJV
'christ jesus
the phrase "christ jesus"
KJV
.paul barnabas;5
"paul" AND "barnabas" within 5 verses of each other
KJV
.paul !barnabas
the word "paul" but NOT the word "barnabas"
KJV
(/Martha Mary).!(.Martha Mary)
either Mary OR Martha but NOT both (an exclusive OR search)
KJV
.paul !barnabas;5
the word "paul" but NOT the word "barnabas" within 5 verses
KJV
(/paul saul).(barnabas)
either "paul" OR "saul" AND barnabas in the same verse
KJV
(/paul saul).5(barnabas)
either "paul" OR "saul" AND barnabas within 5 verses
KJV
(.paul barnabas;2)/(.paul silas;3)
"paul" AND "barnabas" within 2 verses OR "paul" AND "silas" within 3 verses.
KJV
'*dom of god
phrases like "wisdom of god", "kingdom of god", and so on
KJV
/*ite *ites
words ending in "...ite" or "...ites"
KJV
.*wom?n
words of the form "women", "woman", "bondwoman", and so on
KJV
(/grac* faith*).5(/law* work*)
a form of "grac..." OR "faith..." AND a form of "law..." OR "work..." within 5 verses
Greek Text Versions
GNT .*pist*
words containing the substring "pist" (139 forms found)
GNT 'pistoj o logoj
the phrase pistoj o logoj ("faithful saying")
GNT .pauloj barnabaj
the words pauloj AND barnabaj (nominative forms only)
GNT .paul* barnab*
words of the form paul... AND barnab...
GNT .paul* barnab*;5
words of the form paul... AND barnabaj... within 5 verses
GNT .crist* ihs*
words of the form crist* AND words of the form ihs*
GNT .crist* !ihs*
words of the form crist* but NOT words of the form ihs*
GNT ' ouk * * oude
the words ouk and oude with any two intervening words between
GNT ' ouk *99 oude
the words ouk and oude with any 99 or fewer words intervening
Greek Morphology Versions
GNM .pistij carij
any form of pistij and any form of carij. In Greek morphology searches, words which do not contain an "@"
are assumed to have a wildcard "@*" appended
GNM .ihsouj
any form of the root word ihsouj.
GNM .ihsouj cristoj
any form of the root word ihsouj AND any form of the root cristoj
GNM .ihsouj !cristoj
any form of the root word ihsouj but NOT any form of the root cristoj
GNM /ihsouj cristoj
any form of the root word ihsouj OR any form of the root cristoj
GNM (/pauloj sauloj).5(barnabaj)
any forms of the roots pauloj OR sauloj AND barnabaj within 5 verses
GNM 'en cristoj
the preposition en followed by any form of the root cristoj
GNM '*@p* cristoj
any preposition followed by any form of the root cristoj
GNM '*@p* cristoj@n-a*
any preposition followed by an accusative form of the root cristoj
GNM .*@v?l*
all pluperfect verb forms
GNM '*@d* *@n* kai *@n*
all verses with article-noun-kai-noun phrases
GNM ' kaloj ergon
any form of the word kaloj followed by any form of the word ergon
GNM ' kaloj *5 ergon
any form of the word kaloj followed by any form of the word ergon within five words
GNM ' kaloj =gcn *5 ergon
kaloj followed by a form of the word ergon within five words, with the two words agreeing in gender, case and number
GNM ;#1 *2 kai *2 #1
all verses with kai preceded and followed by the same root with the kai 2 or less words from the root.
GNM ;#1@n* *2 kai *2 #1@n*
all verses with kai preceded and followed by the same noun root with the kai 2 or less words from the noun.
GNM '!o *@n* eimi
occurrences of any noun followed by a form of eimi but with no article preceding.
GNM .a*@((n-)|(ap))*
any noun or pronomial adjective beginning with the letter a
GNM .a*@&vi[ai]*
any indicative verb in the aorist or imperfect beginning with a
GNM ;o *@n-* *@a-* =gcn
GNM ;o *@n-* *3 !o *@a-* =gcn
any articular noun followed by an adjective agreeing in gender, case and number
any articular noun followed within 1 to 4 words by an anarthrous adjective agreeing in gender, case and number
Hebrew Text Versions
WTT ' myhla rmayw
occurrences of the string myhla rmayw (and God said)
WTT .!rha hvm
the forms !rha AND hvm
WTT .!rha ! hvm*
the word !rha and NOT a word ending in hvm ...
WTM ' myhla rma
any form of the root myhla followed by any form of the root rma. For Hebrew morphology searches, words which
do not contain an "@'" (for Hebrew) or "%" (for Aramaic) are assumed to have a wildcard "@*" appended.
WTM .nrha hvm
any form of the root hvm AND any form of the root !rha
WTM . nrha ! hvm
any form of the root hvm but NOT containing any form of the root !rha
Hebrew Morphology Versions
WTM (/rpk@vp* rpk@vt*).(/!w[ ajx)
any piel OR hithpael form of the stem rpk AND any form of the stem !w[ OR ajx
WTM .rpk@vpi3ms*
the piel imperfect 3rd person singular of rpk
WTM .rpk@vp?3ms*R{qx}
a 3rd person masculine singular piel form of the verb rpk in any aspect (tense), Qere and normal forms only.
WTM .*@v[^q]*
all verbs EXCEPT verbs in the Qal stem