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How to use e-sword as a concordance

April 16, 2021 by Krisan Marotta

How to use e-sword as a concordance | WednesdayintheWord.com

One of the basic parts of a word study is finding and comparing the uses of the word in the rest of Scripture. Before the internet, we used a physical concordance. Here’s how to locate quickly accomplish this task using my favorite Bible study software: e-sword.

What you’ll need:

  • e-sword installed on your desktop or device;
  • a translation that shows Strong’s numbers (e.g. “NASB+” for the NT; and “Greek OT+” for the OT). If you need to install these, see Downloading additional references for e-sword.

Step 1: Find Strong’s number

  • Open e-sword
  • Navigate to the verse containing the word you want to study (e.g. “word” in John 1:1).
  • Click on the NASB+ translation (or other +translation which shows Strong’s numbers).
  • Note the number next to your word (e.g. G3056).
  • Click on the Search button (binocular icon; below Tools in the image below) or Ctrl-S to open the search window.

Step 2: Search in the New Testament

In the Search Window:

  • Type Strong’s number in the search box (include the “G” or “H”).
  • Click on the binocular icon (top bar, far right in the image below) to start the search.
  • To print your search results, click on the printer icon (top bar, 4th from right in the image below).
  • To copy the list to a document or notepad, click copy icon (top bar, 3rd from right in the image below).

Step 3: Search in the Old Testament LXX

In the Search Window:

  • To continue searching the Old Testament, change the version to “Greek OT+”.
  • Click the binocular icon to start the search.
  • To print your search results, click on the printer icon (top bar, 4th from right in the image below).
  • To copy the list to a document or notepad, click copy icon (top bar, 3rd from right in the image below).

Where to next?

More Greek Word Studies

How do to a Word Study

Word Study Shortcuts

Bible Study 101: Learn to Study

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Related posts:

  1. How to use a concordance
  2. How to find Strong’s number
  3. How to do a word study
  4. Word Study Shortcuts

Filed Under: 101HowTo Tagged With: Concordance, e-sword, word study

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