[B-Greek] LSJ Logos

George F Somsel gfsomsel at juno.com
Wed Nov 16 06:26:44 EST 2005


On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:19:58 +0000 "clare arnold"
<clarearnold at hotmail.com> writes:
> I'd appreciate some opinions on the Logos LSJ software.  Apparently I 
> need 
> to buy the Original Languages library as well since the LSJ is an 
> add-on.
> 
> Is it easy to set up and use for someone with basic computer skills? 
>  Does a 
> word search provide all the information found in the printed lexicon 
> 
> entries?  Do it's time-saving qualities justify the purchase for an 
> avid 
> beginner translator?
> 
> Is the LSJ available in any other less expensive software?
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> Clare Arnold
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1. Apparently I need to buy the Original Languages library as well since
the LSJ is an add-on.

     This is not absolutely necessary, but you would thus get the NA-27,
LXX and also the 
      _Biblia_Hebraica_Stuttgartensis_.  You would also get Hebrew and
Greek lexica (though
      not BDAG which is a separate item).

2. Is it easy to set up and use for someone with basic computer skills? 
     
     It's a breeze.  The hardest part is entering the authorization code
correctly --
     Just pay attention to what is written and duplicate it.  As to ease
of use -- also
     quite simple.  If you have tagged texts, just click on the word and
up pops the
     entry in LSJ.  If you don't have tagged texts, there are two methods
you can use.
      a.  Toggle the contents pane using either the icon or <alt-c, v>
and locate the word
            in the contents panel.  Clicking on that brings up the entry.
       b.  Using either the Windows built-in language facility (to set up
use Control Panel -- 
             keyboard -- language) or a unicode word processor enter the
word in the address
             bar.

3. Is the LSJ available in any other less expensive software?

     The Logos edition is the only electronic edition of LSJ of which I
am aware (I badgered Bob
     Pritchett, the president of Logos, into publishing it when it was
questionable whether there 
     was sufficient support to justify it)

george
gfsomsel
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