Search for Syntactical Terms

If a syntaxClosed The analysis of the function of each word in a clause or phrase database is installed, you can search the appropriate tagged text in a Search tabClosed The core tab used to search Bible texts, it consists of a search entry area and a search results area for all words to which a syntactical term directly applies.

Note

The ETCBC Syntax database can only be used with the MT-ETCBC. The Holmstedt Syntax database requires either the HMT-W4 or GNT28-T.

Holmstedt SyntaxHolmstedt Syntax

  1. Open an HMT-W4 or GNT28-T Search tab and set it to search for words.
  2. On the Search menu, choose Enter Tag and choose a syntactical term.
    These terms are found at the bottom of the Tag submenu when a syntactical database is installed.
    Example of the syntactical terms displayed in the Tag submenu when a syntactical database is installed.
  3. Press Enter or Return. The Search tab highlights all words with that tag (or the first words of each phrase).
  4. You can combine the terms with any of the other tags or commands to create more complex searches.
  5. Use the @ symbol to specify that two terms must apply to the same word, for example: ‏ ‎[NOUN properName]‏ @ ‎[SUBJECT].
  6. Use the Construct tab for more complex syntactical searches.

When searching for the NULL, BEGIN SPEECH, and ANTECEDENT tags, a unique flag marker indicates the correct location of each tag in the results, as shown below.

NULL Tag Search BEGIN SPEECH Tag Search ANTECEDENT Tag Search

ETCBC Syntax:ETCBC Syntax:

  1. Open an MT-ETCBC Search tab and set it to search for words.
  2. On the Search menu, choose Enter Tag and choose a syntactical term.
    These terms are found at the bottom of the Tag submenu when a syntactical database is installed.

    Example of the syntactical terms displayed in the Tag submenu when a syntactical database is installed.
  3. Press Enter or Return. The Search tab highlights all words with that tag (or the first words of each phrase).
  4. You can combine the terms with any of the other tags or commands to create more complex searches.
  5. Use the @ symbol to specify that two terms must apply to the same word, for example: ‏ ‎[NOUN properName]‏ @ ‎[SUBJECT].
  6. Use the Construct tab for more complex syntactical searches.