The Lookup feature gives you quick access to enhanced Bible dictionaries* you’ve downloaded. It’s a fast way to find articles, definitions, and related content for biblical words, people, places, and topics.
You can purchase additional enhanced dictionaries here.
This guide covers the two types of Lookup in the app: from Bible text and from the Study Center.
Lookup from Bible Text
While reading Scripture, tap and hold a word in the Bible text and a menu will appear with various options. Tap the 'Lookup' button to get articles from your downloaded dictionaries on that specific word.
Relevant dictionary articles will display. If you see a list of options first, choose the one that best matches your interest. Select an entry to open and read the full article.
To return to other results, select the back arrow in the upper left corner. To open the result in the main or parallel window, tap on the forward arrow in the upper right-hand corner.
If you choose to open in the Parallel, it will open in a larger view in the Parallel tab of the Study Center:
To see more results in your Lookup, you may purchase additional dictionaries here.
Lookup in the Study Center
Within the Study Center, the Lookup tab allows you to see all of the information in your library that relates to a particular subject.
Open the Study Center by tapping the green bar at the bottom of the screen that says 'Open Study Center'. If this bar is not showing, tap the screen once to bring up the toolbar.
Tap the Lookup tab.
When you first tap this tab, you will be presented with a list of possible topics, as you see above. Tap one to view all the results. In my example, I chose AARON.
In the AARON Lookup, you'll see 'Articles' from your downloading you can drill into to learn more about Aaron, as well as 'Maps' that are referenced regarding him.
The "What does the Bible say about:" section lists cross-reference passages, and the "My Notes" section shows any personal notes you’ve made on the topic.
Tap the back arrow to return to the Lookup screen.
As you begin typing in the search field, suggestions will appear for biblical people, places, and topics. Tap on a suggestion to run a Lookup. In my example, I performed a lookup for Jesus.
Of the results listed, I tapped on JESUS, THE CHRIST and see the following Lookup results:
To learn more about the Study Center tabs, check out this article: iPhone/iPad - Study Center
Worth Noting
The Lookup feature requires the dictionary entry to match the word you are looking up exactly. Therefore, a lookup for the word "baptized" will not pull an entry if the dictionary entry is "Baptism".
*Is My Dictionary Enhanced?
Most dictionaries you purchase for use within our app are enhanced for the Lookup tools.
In order to see if your dictionary is one of them, you can check the product page on our website and look in the 'Features' section as seen in the example below. If 'Dictionary' is listed as it is here, it is enhanced!
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