Xiphos is a Bible study application for GNOME & is based on the work done by the CrossWire Bible Society. Xiphos provides the users all the tools useful for studying the Bible and additional information like commentaries, dictionaries, and other texts using your computer.

Xiphos is a cross-platform Bible study application & works on the Linux, Windows & Cygwin operating systems.

You can download the Bible Study application Xiphos free.

The Bible Software Application is well designed with great navigation. When you start Xiphos for the first time, Xiphos creates a default selection of options for display. Xiphos asks permission to start the Module Manager so that you can select and install a Bible module in your language preference.

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When you run Xiphos, you can change the preferences for your own reading. By default, the navigation & the reading windows are help you to read, look for biblical explanations & even write your own notes on the Bible topics.

• Bible Text Pane – The Bible Text pane displays the Bible text which is currently being viewed.
• Previewer – The Previewer displays Bible text module options. These include Strong’s numbers, footnotes and morphological tags. It is located below the Bible Text Pane.
• Commentary Pane – The Commentary pane displays commentaries on the current Bible Text being used.
• Book Pane – The Book Pane displays general books available from the Sword Project. These include modules like “Calvin’s Institutes”, “Josephus: The Complete Works” etc. This Pane can be accessed via the Book View tab just below the Commentary Pane.
• Dictionary/Book Pane – The Dictionary/Book Pane displays dictionary information on selected words in the Bible Text Pane. It is located just below the Commentary Pane

When you right-click in the different interface sections, the interface displays a popup menu, which provides access to more module-specific options, including display controls and printing services.

Xiphos supports user-created and -editable modules to contain general content. Initially conceived as simple prayer lists, they have expanded to include daily journals and topic-outline content. The user can maintain prayer lists, or prepare sermons, or write any structured content desired.

Xiphos was originally created to read the Bible in Greek. But now there are a lot of language options available & you can read the Bible on your desktop computer in almost any language.

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