Strong's Concordance app
A Strong's Concordance app that works fully offline.
A Strong's Concordance app should be three taps: tap a word, see its number and what the original Greek or Hebrew means, then read every verse where it appears. Scribe does exactly that — every word in the BSB and MSB is tagged with its Strong's number, backed by the full LSJ and BDB lexicons, entirely on your phone, no connection needed.
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Free for 30 days, everything unlocked — no card, no account.
What does a Strong's Concordance app actually do?
Strong's Concordance gives every original-language word in the Bible a number — H#### for Hebrew, G#### for Greek — so you can study what a word means without knowing Greek or Hebrew. The number links three things: the original word, its definition, and a list of every verse where it appears. The printed edition is a doorstop; as an app, the whole loop happens where you are already reading. (New to the numbering? Start with the plain-English guide to Strong's Concordance.)
Tap a word — number, original, and gloss in place
Every word in the Berean Standard Bible (BSB) and Majority Standard Bible (MSB) is tagged with its Strong's number. Tap one while you read and a panel opens with the original token, its transliteration, the Strong's number, and a brief gloss — no separate concordance to open, no reference to type in, no page load between you and the next verse.
The concordance move: every verse, one tap
A definition is a snapshot; the concordance is the whole picture. From the word panel, Scribe lists every verse where that Strong's number appears, so you can trace how a word is used across books and authors — the classic study move the concordance exists for. The index is bundled on-device, so the lookup is instant and works with no signal.
What's behind the number? The full LSJ and BDB lexicons
Strong's own definitions are short glosses. Scribe puts the full Liddell-Scott-Jones (LSJ) lexicon behind Greek words and Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB) behind Hebrew, so the number is a doorway to the real scholarly entry, not a dead end. Hebrew morphology is decoded into plain English ("Qal Perfect 3ms" becomes readable); Greek parsing is not decoded, but Greek word study still gives you the Strong's number and the complete LSJ entry on tap. When the gloss isn't enough, here's why a Strong's number alone isn't the whole story.
Strong's concordance apps and free web tools, compared
| Printed Strong's | Free web tools (BLB, STEP) | Scribe | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | ~$20–40 once | Free | Free reading; word study with Scholar — $59.99 once or $4.99/mo |
| Works offline | Always | Online-first | Fully bundled — no network |
| Tap-a-word in the text | — | Opens a panel or new page | In place, no page load |
| Behind the number | Strong's gloss | Strong's + Thayer's / Gesenius | Full LSJ (Greek) & BDB (Hebrew) |
| Every-verse concordance | Yes (by hand) | Yes | Yes — on-device, instant |
| Platform | Paper | Browser | Native iPhone & Android app |
The free web tools are genuinely good — Blue Letter Bible and STEP Bible both offer deep Strong's study at no cost, in a browser. Scribe's angle is narrower and specific: the same Strong's-to-lexicon-to-concordance loop, offline, in a native app, in place. If Blue Letter Bible is your current tool, the full Blue Letter Bible comparison is the honest version of this table.
Free for 30 days, everything unlocked — no card, no account.
What does it cost?
Scribe's Scholar tier unlocks two ways: a $4.99/month subscription, or a one-time $59.99 USD purchase you own forever — both include the full Strong's word study, the LSJ and BDB lexicons, and the concordance, and neither requires an account. A 30-day trial opens everything with no card. After it, reading 9 translations and searching all 14 stays free forever. See the full pricing breakdown.
Strong's Concordance app — common questions
Which translations have Strong's numbers in Scribe?
The Berean Standard Bible (BSB) and Majority Standard Bible (MSB) — every word in both is tagged with its Strong's number, H#### for Hebrew and G#### for Greek. The other 12 translations are for reading and search.
Does the Strong's concordance work offline?
Yes, fully. The Strong's tagging, the LSJ and BDB lexicons, and the concordance index are bundled inside the app at install, so tap-a-word study and every-verse lookups run on-device with no connection.
Is Strong's word study free?
It unlocks with Scholar — $4.99/month or a one-time $59.99 you own forever, no account. A 30-day trial opens everything with no card, and the free Reading Mode keeps 9 translations and full-text search forever.
What do I see behind a Strong's number?
The original Greek or Hebrew token, its transliteration, a brief gloss, the full scholarly lexicon entry — Liddell-Scott-Jones (LSJ) for Greek, Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB) for Hebrew — Hebrew morphology decoded into plain English, and a concordance of every verse where that number appears.
How is this different from Blue Letter Bible's free Strong's tools?
Blue Letter Bible is excellent and free, but web-first — lookups load pages and assume a connection. Scribe runs the same Strong's-to-lexicon-to-concordance loop natively and offline, in place in the verse you are reading, and uses the fuller LSJ and BDB lexicons rather than Strong's and Thayer's.
Further reading
Tap a word. See the number, the lexicon, and every verse — offline.
Free for 30 days with everything unlocked. On iPhone and Android.