The Word Bible Software
| This file may be deleted after Saturday, 17 October 2009. | |
| Original author(s) | Costas Stergiou |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Costas Stergiou |
| Initial release | October 28, 2003 |
| Stable release | Version 3.0.7.901
/ September 18, 2009 |
| Operating system | Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista, Linux (Wine - unofficial) |
| Size | 4.4MB (binary only) 22MB (Main English package) |
| Available in | English, Greek, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Latvian, Slovak |
| Type | Bible Study Tools |
| Website | www.theword.gr |
The Word (short for In the beginning was The Word) is a free Bible study software application for Microsoft Windows. It was first released by in 2003 by its developer, Costas Stergiou. Though created mainly as a Bible viewer, The Word has developed into a comprehensive and powerful Bible study application, offering not only Bibles, but also commentaries, dictionaries, general books, maps, etc. The Word also provides advanced, full library search capabilities. The Word is an internationalised application, featuring support for Bibles in many different languages, and user-interface localizations.
Features
The Word supports the following features:
- Quickly search through Bible texts and annotations
- Support for non-Bible resources (commentaries, dictionaries, generic books)
- Compare/Parallel view
- Ability to create and edit complete user modules or any kind (dictionary, commentary, maps, etc.)
- Cross references (either embedded in Bible texts, or user defined)
- Advanced hyperlinking in modules to Bibles, internal locations, or other modules
- Clipboard Monitor the Windows clipboard to display the text of copied verse references
- Inline commentaries and word lookup dictionaries
- Support for right to left languages
- Support for Strong's Numbers, Greek morphological codes, and numerous other viewer options
- Support for Footnotes
- Support for non-Bible documents (commentaries, dictionaries, generic books)
- Greek and Hebrew Support
- Configurable interface
- User defined and saved window layouts
- Advanced, full library search capabilities
- User markups and highlighting
- Verse lists
- Highly customizable UI with skin support
- Support for purchasing copyrighted, priced modules
Vision
"To provide top quality software to aid fellow believers in the teaching and proclamation of God's Word free of charge" - Costas Stergiou
Version History
Below is a brief summary of version information.
- Version 1.0: First non-beta release, Clipboard Monitor feature introduced
- Version 1.1: Ability to print Bible texts and personal notes, and export personal notes in various formats
- Version 1.2: Improved Greek support in non-Greek environments
- Version 2.0: Multiple Bible windows, Bible text formatting, Dockable windows and layouts
- Version 3.0: Current version, integration of non-Bible resources, search capabilities for them, priced copyrighted modules, user-created modules
The Word Importer Tool
The Word Importer Tool is used for importing Unbound Bible, Zefania XML, and free e-Sword modules and using them in The Word. The Importer Tool does not allow importing of modules purchased from e-Sword.
The Word Portable
The Word portable is a portable version of The Word that can be installed to a USB flash drive. The installer is included in the main installer of version 3.0, which gives the option of installing as portable.