theWord (previously known as In The Beginning Was The Word)[1] is a free Bible study software application for Microsoft Windows. It was first released in 2003 and developed by Costas Stergiou. It offers Bibles, commentaries, dictionaries, general books, maps, search capabilities, and support for Bibles in several languages.[2]
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: Integration of non-Bible resources with search capabilities, priced copyrighted modules, user-created modules
Version 4.0: New program icon, first alpha implementation of hybrid modules (books and commentaries), new default tw4 theme
Version 5.0: Integrated module downloader (ability to browse and install any module directly from within theWord without downloading the modules separately from the official site).[3]
Version 6.0: Spell Check for user-created modules and enhancement of search capabilities
theWord Importer Tool is used for importing Unbound Bible, Zefania XML, and free e-Sword modules and using them in theWord.[2] The Importer Tool does not allow importing of modules purchased from e-Sword.
theWord portable is a portable version of theWord 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.