[B-Greek] Question on Gramcord
George F. Somsel
gfsomsel at juno.com
Thu Jul 8 17:32:38 EDT 2004
On Thu, 8 Jul 2004 12:26:14 EDT EgwEimi at aol.com writes:
> Jimmy:
>
> If you plan to run parsed searches in the
> Greek, I recommend Gramcord. If
> you're basically just looking at the text, as-is,
> Gramcord would be overkill.
>
> Example: Gramcord will let you find
> all instances of BAPTIZW + EIS,
> with the verb in any form it might take.
> It will also let you look up root forms,
> such as *TASSW, where * is a wild card.
> Their "better" packages do have Greek
> and Hebrew tutorials.
>
> On the other hand, if you just want the GNT
> and/or LXX and a few versions, stick with Logos
> e-Sword, or one of the others.
> That would be my recommendation. What
> do others here think?
>
> Frank
>
> Frank Daniels
> EgwEimi at aol.com
>
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I tend to think that Logos can match Gramcord though I can't say that
this is based on any comparative statistics. Furthermore, I know that
the offerings keep on coming, and they seem to be responsive to
suggestions from users regarding what they desire as regards resources.
Some of the older resources tend to be precisely that -- older; but the
newer offerings are more recent scholarship. I would suggest that anyone
interested in obtaining a program for Biblical study take an inventory of
what their desires are that the program accomplish. E-Sword is a very
good program for someone who isn't *** primarily **** interested in the
original languages and who is content to use older sources which are now
in the public domain (for the most part -- surprisingly there are some
still under copyright). I can't and won't speak regarding Gramcord or
(for the MACies) Accordance. No package is ever going to do everything
you might ever wish for it to do, but Libronix (the engine for Logos
books) is continually being developed and receives input from a dedicated
group of beta testers.
george
gfsomsel
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