The Lookup feature gives you quick access to information from 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 ways to use Lookup in the app: from Bible text and from the Study Center.
Lookup from Bible Text
While reading the Bible, select a word, then right-click it. Select 'Lookup' from the menu that appears to get articles from your downloaded dictionaries for that word.
To view the Lookup results, make sure you have the Study Center open by selecting the green 'Open Study Center' bar at the bottom of your screen.
Relevant dictionary articles will display based on the word you selected. Lookup matches the selected word to dictionary entries, so looking up "baptized," for example, will not return an entry for "Baptism." 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 your other Lookup results, select the back arrow in the upper-left corner.
Lookup in the Study Center
Within the Study Center, the Search All tab allows you to see all of the information in your library that relates to a particular subject.
Open the Study Center by selecting the bar at the bottom of the screen that says 'Open Study Center'.
Select the Search All tab.
Using the search field here allows you to locate a topic quickly. In this example, we searched for Jesus.
In the list of results, you will see related references in books and Bibles, along with dictionary results in 'People,' 'Places,' 'Topics,' and 'Articles.' You may also see personal notes and highlights related to your search term. You will likely need to scroll down to view all the content.
To learn more about the Study Center tabs, check out this article: Windows - Study Center.
Customizing Lookup
To customize Lookup, select the Settings icon and then select Advanced Settings.
Select Lookup.
Here you can toggle resources on or off to choose which ones appear in Lookup results.
You can also change the order in which resources appear in your Lookup results.
Select Reorder.
Drag the resources into your preferred order. Select Done when you're finished.
Check if a Dictionary Supports Lookup
Most dictionaries available in the Olive Tree Bible App are enhanced for use with Lookup.
To check whether a dictionary is enhanced, visit its product page on our website and look at the Features section. If Dictionary is listed, the dictionary is enhanced for Lookup.
We hope this article has been helpful for you. If you have any further questions, please submit a ticket. Our Customer Support team will be happy to help!