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λόγος logos

word · speech · saying · matter · account · reckoning

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A noun for what expresses a thought: a word, saying, speech, or discourse, and also the subject matter, story, or affair spoken of. It can mean reason, cause, regard, or a reckoning. In Phil 4:15 and 4:17 it is used of an account: εἰς λόγον δόσεως καὶ λήμψεως and εἰς λόγον ὑμῶν. Other senses include a spoken word, teaching, a narrative, and a matter in dispute. This entry lists lexical uses; it does not define the Johannine use of the term.

NT occurrences (SBLGNT, via TAGNT) · 316

Matt 5:32 Matt 5:37 Matt 7:24 Matt 7:26 Matt 7:28 Matt 8:8 Matt 8:16 Matt 10:14 Matt 12:32 Matt 12:36 Matt 12:37 Matt 13:19 Matt 13:20 Matt 13:21 Matt 13:22 Matt 13:23 Matt 15:6 Matt 15:12 Matt 15:23 Matt 18:23 Matt 19:1 Matt 19:11 Matt 19:22 Matt 21:24 Matt 22:15 Matt 22:46 Matt 24:35 Matt 25:19 Matt 26:1 Matt 26:44 Matt 28:15 Mark 1:45 Mark 2:2 Mark 4:14 Mark 4:15 Mark 4:16 Mark 4:17 Mark 4:18 Mark 4:19 Mark 4:20 Mark 4:33 Mark 5:36 Mark 7:13 Mark 7:29 Mark 8:32 Mark 8:38 Mark 9:10 Mark 10:22 Mark 10:24 Mark 11:29 Mark 12:13 Mark 13:31 Mark 14:39 Luke 1:2 Luke 1:4 Luke 1:20 Luke 1:29 Luke 3:4 Luke 4:22 Luke 4:32 Luke 4:36 Luke 5:1 Luke 5:15 Luke 6:47 Luke 7:7 Luke 7:17 Luke 8:11 Luke 8:12 Luke 8:13 Luke 8:15 Luke 8:21 Luke 9:26 Luke 9:28 Luke 9:44 Luke 10:39 Luke 11:28 Luke 12:10 Luke 16:2 Luke 20:3 Luke 20:20 Luke 21:33 Luke 23:9 Luke 24:17 Luke 24:19 Luke 24:44 John 1:1 John 1:14 John 2:22 John 4:37 John 4:39 John 4:41 John 4:50 John 5:24 John 5:38 John 6:60 John 7:36 John 7:40 John 8:31 John 8:37 John 8:43 John 8:51 John 8:52 John 8:55 John 10:19 John 10:35 John 12:38 John 12:48 John 14:23 John 14:24 John 15:3 John 15:20 John 15:25 John 17:6 John 17:14 John 17:17 John 17:20 John 18:9 John 18:32 John 19:8 John 19:13 John 21:23 Acts 1:1 Acts 2:22 Acts 2:40 Acts 2:41 Acts 4:4 Acts 4:29 Acts 4:31 Acts 5:5 Acts 5:24 Acts 6:2 Acts 6:4 Acts 6:5 Acts 6:7 Acts 7:22 Acts 7:29 Acts 8:4 Acts 8:14 Acts 8:21 Acts 8:25 Acts 10:29 Acts 10:36 Acts 10:44 Acts 11:1 Acts 11:19 Acts 11:22 Acts 12:24 Acts 13:5 Acts 13:7 Acts 13:15 Acts 13:26 Acts 13:44 Acts 13:46 Acts 13:48 Acts 13:49 Acts 14:3 Acts 14:12 Acts 14:25 Acts 15:6 Acts 15:7 Acts 15:15 Acts 15:24 Acts 15:27 Acts 15:32 Acts 15:35 Acts 15:36 Acts 16:6 Acts 16:32 Acts 16:36 Acts 17:11 Acts 17:13 Acts 18:5 Acts 18:11 Acts 18:14 Acts 18:15 Acts 19:10 Acts 19:20 Acts 19:38 Acts 19:40 Acts 20:2 Acts 20:7 Acts 20:24 Acts 20:32 Acts 20:35 Acts 20:38 Acts 22:22 Rom 3:4 Rom 9:6 Rom 9:9 Rom 9:28 Rom 13:9 Rom 14:12 Rom 15:18 1 Cor 1:5 1 Cor 1:17 1 Cor 1:18 1 Cor 2:1 1 Cor 2:4 1 Cor 2:13 1 Cor 4:19 1 Cor 4:20 1 Cor 12:8 1 Cor 14:9 1 Cor 14:19 1 Cor 14:36 1 Cor 15:2 1 Cor 15:54 2 Cor 1:18 2 Cor 2:17 2 Cor 4:2 2 Cor 5:19 2 Cor 6:7 2 Cor 8:7 2 Cor 10:10 2 Cor 10:11 2 Cor 11:6 Gal 5:14 Gal 6:6 Eph 1:13 Eph 4:29 Eph 5:6 Eph 6:19 Phil 1:14 Phil 2:16 Phil 4:15 Phil 4:17 Col 1:5 Col 1:25 Col 2:23 Col 3:16 Col 3:17 Col 4:3 Col 4:6 1 Thess 1:5 1 Thess 1:6 1 Thess 1:8 1 Thess 2:5 1 Thess 2:13 1 Thess 4:15 1 Thess 4:18 2 Thess 2:2 2 Thess 2:15 2 Thess 2:17 2 Thess 3:1 2 Thess 3:14 1 Tim 1:15 1 Tim 3:1 1 Tim 4:5 1 Tim 4:6 1 Tim 4:9 1 Tim 4:12 1 Tim 5:17 1 Tim 6:3 2 Tim 1:13 2 Tim 2:9 2 Tim 2:11 2 Tim 2:15 2 Tim 2:17 2 Tim 4:2 2 Tim 4:15 Titus 1:3 Titus 1:9 Titus 2:5 Titus 2:8 Titus 3:8 Heb 2:2 Heb 4:2 Heb 4:12 Heb 4:13 Heb 5:11 Heb 5:13 Heb 6:1 Heb 7:28 Heb 12:19 Heb 13:7 Heb 13:17 Heb 13:22 Jas 1:18 Jas 1:21 Jas 1:22 Jas 1:23 Jas 3:2 1 Pet 1:23 1 Pet 2:8 1 Pet 3:1 1 Pet 3:15 1 Pet 4:5 2 Pet 1:19 2 Pet 2:3 2 Pet 3:5 2 Pet 3:7 1 John 1:1 1 John 1:10 1 John 2:5 1 John 2:7 1 John 2:14 1 John 3:18 3 John 1:10 Rev 1:2 Rev 1:3 Rev 1:9 Rev 3:8 Rev 3:10 Rev 6:9 Rev 12:11 Rev 17:17 Rev 19:9 Rev 19:13 Rev 20:4 Rev 21:5 Rev 22:6 Rev 22:7 Rev 22:9 Rev 22:10 Rev 22:18 Rev 22:19

Senses

1. a word, saying, or speech Matt 8:8, John 6:60, 1 Cor 14:19

2. an account or reckoning Phil 4:15, Phil 4:17, Matt 18:23, Rom 14:12

3. a matter, story, or teaching Acts 1:1, Luke 1:4, Acts 8:4

See also

Abbott-Smith public domain s.v. λόγος (G3056)

Dodson CC0 1.0 G3056

Occurrences: STEP Bible TAGNT (CC BY 4.0) keyed to SBLGNT words.

Related notes

λόγος: lexical background (brief) John 1:1; John 1:14

οὐχ … ἐκπέπτωκεν ὁ λόγος … ἡ κατʼ ἐκλογὴν πρόθεσις … ἐμίσησα (9:6–13) Rom 9:6; Rom 9:7; Rom 9:8; Rom 9:9; Rom 9:10; Rom 9:11; Rom 9:12; Rom 9:13

Partnership, a fragrant offering, and God’s supply (Philippians 4:14–20) Phil 4:14–20

Partnership, fragrant offering, and supply (4:14–20) Phil 4:14; Phil 4:15; Phil 4:16; Phil 4:17; Phil 4:18; Phil 4:19; Phil 4:20