Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Strong's Concordance is an essential tool for any student of Scripture who wishes to go beyond the surface of modern translations. Originally created by James Strong in 1890, it functions as a bridge between the contemporary reader and the original languages in which the Bible was written: Hebrew and Aramaic in the Old Testament, and Greek in the New Testament.

Unlike a common reading Bible, the interface or home page of a Strong's system presents the biblical text integrated with a numerical index. The fundamental proposal is that each word of the original biblical vocabulary receives a unique number. This allows even a person without any advanced linguistic knowledge to track the meaning of a technical term, eliminating translation barriers and bringing the reader closer to the original thought of the biblical authors.

Information contained in the tool

When exploring an entry or word through the Strong's system, the student finds a rich set of information. In addition to the Strong's Number itself, the tool displays the word in the original alphabet and its respective transliteration, which is the phonetic representation to facilitate pronunciation. The content delves into a detailed lexical definition, explaining the etymology of the word (its origin and root) and the various ways it can be translated depending on the context. Another valuable resource is the list of occurrences, which shows all other places in the Bible where that same original term was used, allowing for immediate theological comparison.

How to use it in your study

The practical use of Strong's begins with identifying a keyword in a verse that sparks interest or doubt. By selecting that term, the reader is directed to the dictionary corresponding to the assigned number. The secret to good use is not just reading the isolated definition, but observing how that word interacts with the rest of the text. On modern platforms, like Read the Bible, this process is instantaneous: by clicking on the Strong's number, the analysis page opens with all the grammatical roots and secondary meanings, allowing for much more precise and faithful exegesis of the sacred text.