Morris Proctor's Tips & Tricks

If you enjoy working with Strong's numbers you can easily locate all the different Hebrew or Greek words an author used for one of our English words. For example, let's say you want to find all the words Paul used for peace.

• Choose Search | Bible Search
• Type peace in the Search box
• From the Bibles list select KJV or NASB95
• Set the Range to Paul's Epistles
• Click Search

A Search Results window opens displaying all of the occurrences of peace in Paul's letters. In the upper right of the Search Results window click Search Analysis By Strong's. Now the results are grouped according to the various Strong's Numbers!

For a definition of the word, you can even single click a Strong's number to open a dictionary!

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People have often e-mailed me saying the Logos Deluxe Map Set doesn't contain many maps. On the contrary, the resource contains numerous maps for all parts of the Bible!

What usually happens is someone open the Map Set from My Library and it opens to a condensed Table of Contents revealing only a few categories of maps. If that happens to you, click the Contents Pane icon on its toolbar to display the full Table of Contents. Now you can easily navigate to the many maps in the Map Set!

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If you have downloaded the FREE Power Tools from Logos you'll have a Go box on the toolbar. Its official title is the Quick Navigate Bar. This box allows you to quickly open resources without using My Library. Try typing some of the following to open your resources:

• Type ESV to open the English Standard Version of the Bible
• Type BKC to open the Bible Knowledge Commentary
• Type East to open Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Type Jn 3.16 to open your Prefrred Bible to that verse
• Type deluxe to open the Logos Deluxe Map Set

If you don't have the Power Tools you can go to mpseminars.com and click on the Help link to download them.

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Since the Bible is written in Hebrew and Greek, we need to locate every occurrence of an original Hebrew or Greek word rather than just search for an English word. For example, if you're studying Ephesians 1.7 where Paul mentions forgiveness, it's best to find all occurrences for the Greek word translated forgiveness rather than the English word forgiveness. After all, the same English word could actually be translating different Greek words.

Here's an easy way to search for all of the occurrences of a Hebrew or Greek word regardless of how it's translated in English:

• Open the ESV Reverse Interlinear to any passage (for example, Ephesians 1.7)
• Right click on a word in a verse (for example, forgiveness)
• Select Englishman's Concordance from the right menu

Now you'll see every occurrence of the underlying Hebrew or Greek word regardless of how it's translated into English!

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The Training of the Twelve, a classic book by A.B. Bruce, details how Jesus mentored the apostles. This book is in essence a "commentary" on the gospels with one notable exception: it isn't versified. You can't type John 17 in its reference box and jump to that location. How then do you find where Bruce discusses John 17? With the Reference Browser

• Open The Training of the Twelve from My Library
• Open the Reference Browser by pressing Ctrl+R
• Set the In box to The Training of the Twelve
• Set the Type box to Bible
• Type John 17 in the Find box
• Click Search

Libronix displays for you every place Bruce mentions John 17! Simply click a result to jump there.

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When you add notes to Bible verses, Libronix places "Post-It" notes in the Bible indicating you have notes for those verses. At times you may wish to read your Bible without the indicators. To "hide" the "Post-It" note indicators in the Bible:

• Chooses Tools | Options | General
• Click Notes
• Uncheck the box of the desired note file you wish to "hide."

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