Logos 5: Word Count in Word List

Today’s post is from Morris Proctor, certified and authorized trainer for Logos Bible Software. Morris, who has trained thousands of Logos users at his two-day Camp Logos seminars, provides many training materials.

A Logos user recently contacted me with this question:

I’m just beginning research into Luke-Acts, and I need to count Greek words in chapters and sections. Can this be done in Logos?

The answer is a resounding “Yes!” Logos uses a feature called Word List to count words. Here’s how to take advantage of it:

• Choose Documents | Word List.
• Name the list (A).

• Click Add (B).
• Select your desired Bible from the Bible dropdown list (C).
• Type a passage, like Acts 1, in the Reference box that appears under Add lemmas from [selected Bible] (D).

• Press Enter to generate the list.
• Drag the column header Count to the area above the column headers to sort the words by number of occurrences. (If this header isn’t visible, right-click any column header and select Count.) (E)
• Click the column header Count to arrange the words in ascending/descending order according to the number of occurrences (F).
• Right-click a number in the list to Collapse all or Expand all the occurrences at once (G).

There you have it—a great way to look for recurring themes or subjects throughout a biblical passage!