Up to three terms
Enter two required terms and, when needed, a third term.
Proximity Search
Use Proximity Search to find two or three words or lemmata that occur within a specified number of words of one another. You can also control whether the terms may appear in either order or whether one must occur before or after another.
Flexible distance
Specify the maximum number of words that may separate the terms.
Three search modes
Run a Word Index, Lemma, or Textual proximity search.
Note: Proximity Search finds terms near one another. It is not an exact phrase search.
1. Open Proximity Search
Open Text Search, select Search, and then select the Proximity tab.
2. Enter two or three search terms
- Enter the first word or lemma.
- Choose the connector between the first and second terms.
- Enter the second word or lemma.
- Optionally enter a third term.
- Select Go.
When Lemma is selected, matching lemmata appear as you type. Select the intended lemma from the list.
3. Set the distance and order
Use the Within field to specify the maximum number of words between the search terms. The search supports up to 50 words of context.
| Control | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Within n words | Sets the maximum distance between the terms. |
| Near | Allows the term to occur on either side of the reference term. |
| Before | Requires the term to occur before the reference term, when available. |
| After | Requires the term to occur after the reference term, when available. |
Tip: Begin with a narrow distance, such as five words, and increase it only if the search is too restrictive.
4. Choose a search type
| Type | Use it when |
|---|---|
| Word Index | You know the wordforms and want the fastest indexed search. |
| Lemma | You want all forms associated with the dictionary headwords. |
| Textual | You need direct character-by-character searching. |
5. Refine the search
The same input and sensitivity options used in Simple Search also apply here.
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Case Sensitive | Distinguishes uppercase and lowercase characters. |
| Exact Match | Searches for the exact string entered. |
| Diacritics Sensitive | Requires Greek diacritics to match. |
| Wildcard | Allows supported wildcard patterns. |
| Non-alphabetic characters | Allows symbols and Beta Code escapes. |
| Adscript as subscript | Treats unambiguous iota adscript forms like iota subscript forms. |
6. Review the results
Results appear as passages with the matching terms highlighted. The right sidebar shows the search count and the wordforms included in the result set.
Use the sidebar checkboxes to include or exclude individual wordforms. Use the controls above the results to display results as a list or by author, move through result pages, and save, export, or print the result set.
7. Display results by author
Select By Author to group or filter results by author. The right sidebar lists the authors represented in the search and the number of matches associated with each.
8. View morphology and lexicon information
Select a highlighted wordform in the results to open the Morphology panel. The panel may display the lemma, possible grammatical analyses, and links to available lexica.
Important: A Greek wordform may have more than one possible morphological analysis.