Antioch is a utility which allows you to type classical Greek and Hebrew in Word. It includes fully programmable Greek and Hebrew keyboards, a uniquely simple and flexible system for handling diacritics and vowel points, an elegant font with all necessary characters, and converters for documents in many other formats.
Antioch 2.09 for Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7
Most users will want this version. Please note that it does not work in Word 97, or in Windows 95, 98 or ME. If you have any of these, you should use the older version 1.13b, which you can find here.
The Hebrew side of Antioch 2 allows the typing of vowel points and full cantillation marks, all of which are automatically positioned by a special OpenType font. With Windows XP and Word 2002 or later, you can type any combination of marks that is found in the Bible, including the complex BHS text. Windows 2000 and Word 2000 do not allow some of the more exotic combinations but are fine for less extreme use.
Antioch 2.09 may be installed on top of any existing version of Antioch 1 or 2 and will replace it. Your existing registration and settings will be preserved. However, you can't reinstall Antioch 1 without first uninstalling Antioch 2.
If you want to use the Hebrew side of
Antioch, before installing it you should make sure that your copies
of Windows and Word have support for right-to-left languages installed. For
help with installation in Windows 2000 and XP, see Windows help under 'To
install complex script and right-to-left language files', which can be found by
starting help and typing 'Hebrew'. After enabling the languages, while you are
still in the Regional and Languages Options dialog box, click on 'Details',
then on 'Add', and select the Hebrew keyboard from the list. In Vista and 7,
you also need to enable Hebrew, but this is chosen from the normal Windows list
of languages and there is no need to enable complex scripts.
To set up Word 2000, 2002 or 2003 for Hebrew, go to the Windows Start menu,
then to Programs -- Microsoft Office Tools -- Microsoft Office 2000/XP/2003
Language Settings. In Word 2007 there is no need to do anything.
In Antioch, you will also need to select a Hebrew keyboard with Hebrew --
Preferences -- Keyboard; we recommend that you read the relevant parts of the
manual before doing this.
(an2setup.exe, 1.27 MB), click here. There is now only one version of Antioch 2, which works in Windows 2000, XP, Vista or 7, and in Word 2000, 2002 (Office XP), 2003 and 2007.
Special notes for Windows Vista and 7
users
Vista has a feature called
User Account Control, which by default is enabled. When you want to do almost
anything serious, it darkens the screen and asks you if you really want to do
this. When you run the Antioch installer for Vista, if UAC is enabled it can do
one of several things: for example, ask you if you want to proceed, and leave
you in peace; or stick up an immediate message saying 'Installation failed'. If
the latter happens, go to Control Panel -- User Accounts and turn User Account
Control off. Restart the computer and run the Antioch installer again.
Windows 7 has a less severe version of User Account Control, with a
slider that adjusts its level. You should push the slider to the bottom when
installing, setting up and registering Antioch. Afterwards, you can raise it to
wherever it was.
After installing Antioch, you should open Word, switch on the Greek keyboard with the 'alpha' button on the Antioch toolbar, and go to Greek -- Preferences -- Keyboard. If you are updating an existing copy, click on the 'Load' button, and this will import the keyboard layout you used for Greek in the previous version of Antioch. If you are installing Antioch on a computer for the first time, you will need to choose your keyboard layout from the options. You need to make a selection for each of the four areas of the keyboard, even if you want to leave it as it is. In this way, Antioch learns about your national keyboard layout and adapts itself to fit.
Administrators of networks intending to install Antioch 2 will need a list of file locations and other information, which can be downloaded by clicking here. It gives a quick method of installing Antioch on several computers on a network.
For further information on the Greek side of Antioch, click here.
For further information on the Hebrew side of Antioch, click here.
You can download a copy of the Antioch 2.09 manual (233 KB) from here.
Para descargar una copia del manual en
español (archivo PDF, 471 KB), por favor haga click aquí.
Antioch 2 uses a new version of its usual font, which is now simply called Vusillus (not Vusillus Old Face). The main purpose of this font is to enable right-to-left Hebrew, so if you prefer you can revert to the old font, or choose any other suitable font, by adjusting the settings in Greek -- Preferences -- Text. The installer gives only the italic version of the font. The regular version is automatically distributed to registered users only, when they first register -- if updating Antioch, they can get a copy by writing to me at hancock@dircon.co.uk. Please state which version of Antioch 2 you are using, as the latest version of the font has differences in the Hebrew part (though not in the Greek part).
This is the first published version to include Hebrew compatible with the Unicode 5 standard. The Greek side has been in use for several years, and all faults in it that have appeared during that time have been corrected. Please report any problems to me at hancock@dircon.co.uk.
Registration
Please install and test the trial version of Antioch before you pay for it. In case of difficulty with installation, email me and I will do my best to help you.
Registration for a single user costs US$50.00 or equivalent in other
currency. You can pay online by card through a secure site run by SWReg -- note
that there is just one option on this site, 'Antioch', so click on this word.
Other methods of payment are described in the Antioch manual and help file.
Discounts are offered for multiple licences at schools, colleges and
universities: please ask about this.
To register online click here.
When you have registered, within 24 hours you will be
sent programs to remove the onscreen reminder notice and to install the regular
font, both enclosed in a zip file. If you don't want a zip file, please email
me promptly at hancock@dircon.co.uk.
If you have already registered Antioch 1, you don't need to pay to register this version, even on a new computer. Just write to me, and I will send you new registration files. If your email address has changed since you registered, please tell me what the old address was.
Refunds policy: We expect you to test the trial version of Antioch before paying to register it. Refunds are given at our discretion.
Registered Antioch users who prefer an upright Greek font can have several free fonts, including versions of Times New Roman and Garamond with full classical Greek character sets. (Please email me, don't ask the card payment agency while registering.)
To download the complete Septuagint as a zipped Word document in Unicode
Greek (1.74 MB), click here.
To download the complete New Testament as a zipped Word document in Unicode
Greek (443 KB), click here.
This version of the Greek Bible includes a document map which allows you to go
direct to the head of any chapter (click on View - Document Map). Each chapter
is headed with an abbreviation of the book title for easier identification.
There is also a brief note on sources. Many thanks to Harmai Gábor for
preparing this new version.
You can save a lot of typing time by using our documents which add Greek and Hebrew entries to Word's AutoCorrect procedure, allowing you to type common words without diacritics or vowel points, which will be added automatically by AutoCorrect. You can add to or edit the list as you like (see the Antioch manual). The Greek list is now long, the Hebrew one just a skeleton to show how the list works -- ideas for more entries gratefully received.
These documents include macros. A virus warning notice will appear on your screen when you download them. But they are perfectly safe and have been checked for viruses. We advise you to copy them to the C:\Program Files\Antioch folder, which will allow them to work without interference. If they are anywhere else, when you open them in Word 2000-2003, a warning comes up, and you should click on 'Enable macros'. In Word 2007, a warning bar appears at the top of the screen. Click on the 'Options' button and from the menu select 'Enable this content'.
Antioch 2 uses new versions of these AutoCorrect lists, which makes it easier to cope with the separate AutoCorrect lists for each language in Word 2000-2003. These are for use with Antioch 2 only: there are lists for Antioch 1 on the Antioch 1 page here.
To download the Greek list, click here.
Extra for New Testament scholars: a list of all forms of hagios,
Iesous, and Christos, which you can insert into the above
document (19 KB) -- to download, click here.
To download the Hebrew list, click here.
Please revisit this page from time to time to find what else we have on offer.
If you have any questions, or if you need special fonts made to order, please email hancock@dircon.co.uk.
Ralph Hancock
1 February 2010
30 December 2009, v 2.09.48 for Windows XP, Vista and 7, and for Word from
2000 to 2007. The differences between versions are now eliminated. Now with
Unicode 5 Hebrew, requiring a new version of the Vusillus font -- though the
Greek part of the font remains the same.
Versions 2.07 and 2.08, test versions for Unicode 5 Hebrew, not issued.
10 June 2007, v 2.06.41 for Vista. Only the installer is changed: the program
is the same as the previous version, which remains available. It also works in
Windows 7, without alteration.
10 June 2007, v 2.05.40 promoted to main version, v 2.04.39 removed.
3 April 2007, v 2.05.40: version for users of Word 2007 with Windows XP. Issued
as beta version.
27 February 2005, v 2.04.39: corrections to minor faults in fast converter and
errors in manual.
3 November 2004, v 2.03.38: new switch for using tonos rather than classical
acute, anticpating the coming changes to Unicode.
2 November 2004, v 2.03.37: experimental version with switch for tonos (see
above). Minor fault in SIL Greek font converter mended. Version not issued.
18 September 2004, v 2.02.36: main template file now better protected against
unwanted effects of other templates in the same folder.
22 August 2004, v 2.01.35: the first 'alpha' version, and the first version of
Antioch 2 with Hebrew. Also includes fixes for faults found earlier in Greek.
15 July 2004, v 2.00.20 not yet changed, improved patch to fix both faults in
the GreekKeys converter -- see above.
8 July 2004, v 2.00.20 not yet changed, but there is now a patch for one fault
in the GreekKeys converter -- see above.
November 2003 to August 2004, versions 2.00.21 to 2.00.34: development of
Hebrew side. Not issued, but v 2.00.30 was sent to users on request.
10 November 2003, v 2.00.20: minor corrections to converters for old 7-bit
Greek formats, to deal with occasional lenis/apostrophe problems.
4 November 2003, v 2.00.19: same as 2.00.18 but now installs the latest version
of the Vusillus font, dated 1 October 2003.
3 November 2003, v 2.00.18: now installs in Word 2003. Registration system
changed to simplify installation on networks. Updating a registered copy will
still preserve registration. Bug affecting automatic mapping of shifted numeral
keys on UK keyboards cured. Not issued.
3 June 2003, v 2.00.17: improvement to installer to ensure that it always
deletes Antioch 1 fully. Program itself same as in the previous version.
25 April 2003, v 2.00.16: fix for bug causing registration reminder to appear
to registered users. Separate macros added to allow starting the keyboard and
Greek search with a keystroke, as in Antioch 1.
23 April 2003, v 2.00.15: font instability problem solved.
21 April 2003, v 2.00.14: corrections to converters of older fonts. Font
instability discovered to apply only to computers with Far Eastern language
support enabled, so most users won't be affected -- but we are still going to
fix it.
13 April 2003, v 2.00.13: epsilons and omicrons with circumflex accents
selected from private use area for compatibility with GR fonts. Font
instability with unsusual characters partly fixed (will be totally fixed in
future version). Greek h and capital Kai symbol added to special characters
menu.
12 April 2003, v 2.00.12: more work on same problem. Version not issued.
11 April 2003, v 2.00.11: work on problem (in Windows XP only) of unusual
characters appearing in wrong font.
10 April 2003, v 2.00.10: minor fixes to separate diacritics.
9 April 2003, v 2.00.09: first beta release.