Basic Word

Study

Tools, Part

One:

Blue Letter

Bible Module 2-Lecture 12013

Two of My Favorite

Bible Study Tools

Part one reviews Blue Letter Bible

Biblos.com

Blue Letter Bible

Let’s research “submit” (NT usage)

through basic Blue Letter Bible.org

lexicon offerings for word study.

The following slides overview the different

BLB lexicon sections you can select for a

word study.

Overview: BLB Lexicon Sections

Lexicon: Verse Breakdown (Screen 5)Review word meaning in the context of the sentence

Lexicon: Verse Concordance (Screen 4)Go to a specific verse & click on the “C” box

Lexicon: Word/Phrases (Screen 3)Look over all the occurrences, then click those related to the study

Lexicon: Results (Screen 2)Click on the desired Strong’s number

Homepage (Screen 1)Enter word into the Lexi/Conc box

Lexicon Section: Results

Blue Letter Bible Home Page

Screen One

Blue Letter Bible: Opening Pagehttp://www.blueletterbible.org

Type the word submit in the LexiConc box by arrow.

• You’re in the lexicon section.

• A lexicon is a Bible dictionary that lists the word in

Hebrew or Greek, with an English definition.

• You use a lexicon to learn original meaning of a word

in the context of Scripture.

• A lexicon alone will not provide a full, original

meaning. You also have to study the worlds behind

and within Scripture.

Screen One…Lexicon Section

• For the word you searched, submit, you find its

Hebrew/Aramaic (OT) and Greek (NT) Strong’s

number, transliteration, pronunciation and English

equivalency

• To begin, click on the Strong’s number G5293

• This takes you to the results in the lexicon section.

Continue to see the results page.

Screen One…Lexicon Section Continued

Lexicon Section: Results

Lexicon Section: Results

Screen Two

Screen Two…Lexicon Section: Results

Next, click at the pink arrow to go to Word/Phrase

Thayer’s Lexicon –

Link opens to a full

dictionary entry.

Vine’s Expository Dictionary Link

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search:

Provides derivatives of the

word, both previous & next.

Screen Three…Lexicon Section: Word/Phrase

Outline of biblical usage. You can use

this as a starter definition

Click on Luke 2:51.

Do look at the various submit in the context of other verses. The meaning changes, depending on context. You want the full picture of the word to construct a definitional entry.

Screen Three…Bottom: Occurrences in NTFind all the occurrences of G5293 in the NT

Lexicon Section: Results

Lexicon Section: Verse Concordance

Screen Four

This brings you to a new screen…

You find all of Luke 2. Hone in on 2:51

Click on the “C” box. You’ll find

the concordance and lexicon view

for this verse.

Screen Four…Verse Concordance

Lexicon Section: Results

Lexicon Section: Verse Breakdown

Screen Five

Screen Five…Verse BreakdownYou see the concordance/lexicon breakdown for each word in this verse

You also discover the Textus

Receptus Greek for 2:51 and other

information about the roots in this

verse

Use this page to go through the verse, word-by-word. Make sure to look at the Greek construction…part of speech, phrases, tense, etc.

• Blue Letter Bible has more features than I included here.

It’s a powerful, free Bible tool with tremendous range for

the beginner to more advanced students of the Word.

• Key features for word study are the concordance and

occurrences. Use both to form a dictionary entry of your

own.

• After you do a comprehensive word study, under the

Spirit’s illumination, you’ll discover a new richness in

meaning. You may also learn that a word has a different

understanding than you thought.

•

Summary

References

Bernard, D. (2005). Understanding God’s Word.

Hazelwood, MO: Word Aflame Press.

Blue Letter Bible (2013). The word submit.

Retrieved on January 18, 2013, from various

pages at http://www.blueletterbible.org

Photo credit:

Power Point background—Sharefaith.com

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Information:Deb Strlek (debbiestrlek@msn.com)

http://allnationsleadershipinstitute.org