The Bible Encyclopedia

About The Bible Encyclopedia Android App

Learn the meaning and origin of the key terms of the Holy Bible. With over 270.000 entries, The Bible Encyclopedia will guide your understanding of the word of God and His son Jesus Christ. A required reference app for any serious study of the Old and the New Testament.

* Over 270.000 dictionary, encyclopedia and concordance entries.
* 9 full reference books at hand: Easton's Bible Dictionary, Smith's Bible Dictionary, Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary, The King James Version (KJV) Bible Dictionary, Nave's Topical Bible, the Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia, Torrey's New Topical Textbook and the Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (JFB Commentary) and Webster's 1913 Unabridged Dictionary
* Very fast and simple to use.
* Works offline, even in "airplane mode". Study the Holy Scriptures anytime, anywhere, no Internet connection required. Define any term, anywhere!
* Search inside one of the dictionaries or all at the same time.
* Powerful search system. With the amplified search, find any term and/or definitions using different criteria.
* Big text option to improve readability
* Bookmark your favorite entries for quick future reference.
* Share any entry by e-mail, SMS, etc.
* Listen to the definitions using Android's built-in Text-to-speech synthesizer with American or British accent.

FAQ:

Q: How can I share a verse from the list?
A: Just pressing for 2 or 3 seconds and a menu with the available sharing options will appear

Q: How can I change the speech speed?
A: The speed of the speech is controlled by the TTS engine installed with Android. It can be set up by going to:
Settings --> Voice input & output settings --> Text to speech settings --> speech rate

Q: How can I change the speech accent?
A: Just go to Menu --> Settings and select the language. Currently, 2 accents are available:
* English (US)
* English (GB)

About the permissions:

We know you may be worried about the permissions required by the application so here is the explanation of why they are needed:

To save your favorite entries in the SD card:
- Modify/delete SD card contents

NOTE: All reference books in this app are Public Domain resources.

About the speech synthesizer:
The text-to-speech (TTS) technology may not be available in some devices. To check if your phone is able of speech synthesis: Menu -> Settings -> Voice input & output -> Text-to-speech settings.
If not installed, your device may ask you to install the TTS engine. An internet connection may be required. We recommend installing it before traveling as roaming data tariffs may be very expensive.

Praise the Lord! God bless you!

John 1:1-51 KJV - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.