Using Greek Grammatical Tags

Grammatical tag information can be used as either a stand-alone part of a search argument, or as a further constraint to an expression (lexical or inflected form The word as it appears in the original text, which may be modified from its base dictionary form). Tag constraints must start with a part of speech and be surrounded by [ ]. You only need to enter enough letters need to uniquely identify the desired constraint.

When specifying grammatical tag information as a stand-alone argument, any words that match the stated criteria are found, regardless of their lexical form The canonical (dictionary) form of a word. Thus, the argument [VERB present infinitive] finds all present infinitives that occur in the current search range.

When grammatical tag information modifies an expression, an @ or “at” symbol (press Shift-2) must link the expression and the tag information. For example, to find all present infinitive occurrences of αγαπαω (love), enter αγαπαω@[VERB present infinitive] in the Search Entry box.

Using the @ Symbol

The @ symbol links any combination of tag information, inflected forms, lexical forms, and HITS commands together so all the linked information applies to the same word. Thus, in the case of an argument such as X@Z, the @ symbol shows that Z further constrains X.

The most straightforward use of the @ symbol is in an argument of the type lexical form@[tag information], as in αγαπαω@[VERB present infinitive]. Another example is the expression οραω@"οφθ*" which finds the inflected forms of the lexical form οραω (to see) which begin with the letters οφθ (ophth). Up to six expressions can be linked together with @.

@ With a Negative

The @ symbol can also be used with a negative. For example, the argument [Conjunction coordinating]@-δε finds any coordinating conjunctions except δε.

Another example is the argument *χαρι*@-"χαριν". This argument finds all occurrences of words whose lexical forms contain χαρι (grace) except for the preposition χαριν.

@ Entered Automatically

When entering tags via Search>Enter Tag>..., @ is automatically entered if no space is entered to the left of the insertion point. For example, if you choose Search>Enter Lexical Form to enter a lexical form, and then constrain it via Search>Enter Tag>Pronoun, the @ sign is entered automatically when you close the Select Tag Details dialog box.

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The Difference Between @ and <AND>

Do careful not to confuse the @ symbol with the <AND> command.

• Use <AND> to denote two different words or phrases that must occur in the same search field.

  Example: αγαπαω <AND> [VERB present infinitive] finds all verses where there is a word from the lexical form αγαπαω, and another verb that is a present infinitive.

• Use @ to join expressions and describe only one word.

  Example:αγαπαω@[VERB present infinitive] finds all present infinitive occurrences of αγαπαω.