Today we are looking at Mounceâs Complete Expository Dictionary, which is a word study dictionary covering the entire Bible.
Here are three tips for using Mounceâs Dictionary in our app to enrich your personal Bible study!
ONE: RESOURCE GUIDE
We talk about the Resource Guide all the time because it is incredibly helpful when studying the Bible in our app. Have you ever been reading a passage of scripture and had a question about a person, place, or topic? Now you can get answers without even leaving the passage.
Open your favorite Bible translation in the main window. Iâve picked out the ESV! Then, tap the split window handle and drag it to a width or height that you prefer. As you scroll through the Bible text, the Resource Guide keeps up with you and searches through all the books in your library for related content. If you scroll down through the Resource Guide results, you will see the section headings âPeople,â âPlaces,â and âTopics.â
Tap on the person, place, or topic that you want to learn more about. I chose the topic âFellowshipâ because my church is currently working through Acts. Scripture tells us that the early church what devoted to fellowshipâŚbut what does that mean?
Youâll see that Mounceâs Complete Expository Dictionary has the words âArticle to Fellowshipâ underneath the book cover. Tap on the book cover and the app will take you directly to the article. You can scroll and read the entire article without having to leave your Bible text! I was able to follow along as we read this passage in church, while also gaining deeper insights. Itâs honestly so convenient.
If there are scripture references in the article that you would like to read, tap the verse and it will appear in a pop-up window. You can also tap the top right hand corner of the pop-up window to change which window you read the scripture inâmain or split! It looks like this:
TWO: LOOKUP FEATURES
Maybe you arenât sure where to find a certain topic in Godâs Word, but you want to know more! You can search any topic in our Lookup feature and resources like Mounceâs Dictionary will show up, ready to give you the information youâre looking for. Hereâs how:
For iPhone or iPad users, open the Resource Guide in the split window. Then tap the gear icon, followed by the âlookupâ option in iOS. You can type âFellowshipâ and tap âsearchâ. This will bring up Mounceâs Complete Expository Dictionary article on Fellowship as weâve seen before.
If you like reading your Bible âfull screenâ, try the integrated look-up feature. Tap and hold a word in the Bible text and an option menu bar will pop up. From here you get an array of optionâone of them being Lookup!
If you tap the âLookupâ button youâll get âhitsâ from your resources on just that specific word. Like before, just tap the book cover and you can read the article in the pop-up window, or choose to open it in the Main or Split window.
THREE: INTEGRATES WITH STRONGâS TAGGED BIBLES
If you have a Bible tagged with Strongâs, Mounceâs Complete Expository Dictionary is a great addition to your library. Since I have the English Standard Version (ESV) with Strongâs, I pulled it up in my main window and tapped âfellowshipâ. This brings up the Strongâs article and definition for koinonia.
From there I tapped âlook up koinonia.â This brought up Mounceâs Complete Expository Dictionary that I can tap and read the article on koinonia in a window of my choosing.
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