One feature I use frequently is right-click reference searching within a lexicon (specifically, within BDAG). I typically keylink into BDAG and note the sense under discussion, usually by a reference citation (which in my setup is highlighted by the Active Bible Reference visual filter, which maybe I’ll blog about in the future). From there, I right-click on the reference and search the active resource for more instances of that reference.
In lexicons, this generates a list of all articles that contain a direct citation of that reference, which can come in handy when working through a reference. Since this is hard to convey in writing, I made a video.
Oh, yeah. This works for
Or a Josephus reference. Or a Philo reference. In any resource. At any time.
How cool is that?!
Rick, Thanks for this tip. Amazing how something minor can give “major” help.
God bless,
Joan
Thanks, Joan! Glad the tip helps.
Right clicking sure opens wonderful possibilities.
BUT, as a codger, here is a bit of rain for the parade. I find ^R, which opens the Reference Browser opens possibilities equally wonder-filled for my work with BHS and Nestle-Aland. I have Defined Collections of lexica and grammars for each and simply enter the book, chapter and verse.
FURTHERMORE, I find this to be a more useful route for most of my needs than the Word Study option. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.
I found the Active Bible Reference visual filter (that you said you might write about some other time) the most helpful thing! A little bit of experimenting, and a nice highlighted reference in BDAG. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to read all through the BDAG entry to try and find if there is a particular reference to the passage I am studying. Now it’s highlighted for me instantly!
Thanks Rick for this tip. I just discovered the Active Bible Reference visual filter, and boy is it a help! Keep up the good work, it is a real blessing to us all.