Bill Mounce

For an Informed Love of God

λόγος

Vocabulary form: 
λόγος
Definition: 

word, Word; statement, message

Frequency: 
330
GK: 
3364
Cognates: 

lovgoV (or the feminine logiva) is often used in compounds to denote the "study" of something.

Mnemonics: 

You'll need a password to logon.

Mnemonic Singing: 

When we walk with the Lord,
in the light of his Word,
what a glory he sheds on our way.

Notes: 

This word has a wide range of meaning, both in Greek and in English. It can refer to what is spoken, or it can be used philosophically/theologically for the "Word" (John 1:1-18).

Mnemonics

logos as in logos in words

I will never leave you or forsake you. You have my logo.

The believer has a choice of descriptive logos from the written word of God.

In the beginning was the Logos. John 1:1

Thy λόγος have I hid in mine heart that I might not sin against thee - Psalm 119:11

Biblical Concordance

Mark 12:13 And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Herodians to trap him with a statement (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc).
Mark 13:31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words (logoi | λόγοι | nom pl masc) will never pass away.
Mark 14:39 And again, going away, he prayed, saying the same thing (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc).
Mark 16:20 And going out, they proclaimed everywhere, while the Lord worked alongside and confirmed the message (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) through the accompanying signs.
Luke 1:2 just as those who were, from the beginning, eyewitnesses and became ministers of the word (logou | λόγου | gen sg masc), have delivered it to us,
Luke 1:4 so that you may know the truth about the things (logōn | λόγων | gen pl masc) you have been taught.
Luke 1:20 And now you will be reduced to silence and not be able to speak until the day in which these things happen, because you did not believe my words (logois | λόγοις | dat pl masc), which will be fulfilled in their time.”
Luke 1:29 She was thoroughly troubled by what he said (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc), and tried to discern what sort of greeting this could be.
Luke 3:4 As it is written in the book of the words (logōn | λόγων | gen pl masc) of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one calling out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make the paths straight for him.
Luke 4:22 They were all bearing witness to him in that they were marveling at the gracious words (logois | λόγοις | dat pl masc) that were coming from his mouth. Then they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son?”
Luke 4:32 and they were astonished at his teaching, because his message (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) was with authority.
Luke 4:36 Astonishment came over them all, and they said to one another, “What is this teaching (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc)? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits and they come out!”
Luke 5:1 It happened that, when the crowd was pressing around him and listening to the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of God, that he was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret
Luke 5:15 Then the word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) about him spread even more, and large crowds would come together to hear him and to be healed of their diseases.
Luke 6:47 Everyone who comes to me and hears my words (logōn | λόγων | gen pl masc) and does them — I will show you whom he is like:
Luke 7:7 For that reason I did not consider myself worthy to come to you. But speak the word (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc) and let my servant be healed.
Luke 7:17 This report (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) about Jesus spread throughout Judea and all the surrounding area.
Luke 8:11 “Now this is what the parable means: The seed is the word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) of God.
Luke 8:12 Those along the path are the ones who hear — then the devil comes and takes away the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) from their heart, so that they may not believe and be saved.
Luke 8:13 Those that fall on rock are the ones who, when they hear the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc), receive it with joy; but they have no root — they believe for a while but in a time of testing they fall away.
Luke 8:15 But as for that in the good soil — these are the ones who, having heard with an honest and good heart, hold firmly onto the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) and bear fruit through patient endurance.
Luke 8:21 In response he said to them, “Those who hear and do the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of God are my mother and my brothers.”
Luke 9:26 For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words (logous | λόγους | acc pl masc), of this one will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
Luke 9:28 About eight days after these sayings (logous | λόγους | acc pl masc), it happened that he went up on the mountain to pray, taking along Peter and John and James.
Luke 9:44 “Let these words (logous | λόγους | acc pl masc) sink into your ears: the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.”
Luke 10:39 She had a sister called Mary, who, after she had seated herself at the feet of the Lord, was listening to his teaching (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc).
Luke 11:28 But he said, “On the contrary, blessed rather are those who hear the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of God and keep it!”
Luke 12:10 And everyone who speaks a word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
Luke 16:2 So he called him in and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Hand over the account (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of your stewardship, because you cannot be my manager any longer.’
Luke 20:3 He answered, saying to them, “I will also ask you a question (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc), and you must give me the answer:
Luke 20:20 So they watched him closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous so they could catch him in his word (logou | λόγου | gen sg masc), and in this way deliver him to the jurisdiction and authority of the governor.
Luke 21:33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words (logoi | λόγοι | nom pl masc) will not pass away.
Luke 23:9 So Herod questioned him with many words (logois | λόγοις | dat pl masc); but Jesus gave him no answer,
Luke 24:17 He asked them, “What are these matters (logoi | λόγοι | nom pl masc) you are discussing with each other as you walk along?” They came to a stop, looking sad.
Luke 24:19 And he said to them, “What things?” They answered him, “The things about Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc) before God and all the people,
Luke 24:44 Then he said to them, “These are my words (logoi | λόγοι | nom pl masc) which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written in the law of Moses and the prophets and psalms about me must be fulfilled.”
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc), and the Word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) was with God, and the Word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) was God.
John 1:14 And the Word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) became flesh and dwelt among us, and we gazed on his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 2:22 Therefore, when he had risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the scripture and the words (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc) that Jesus had spoken.
John 4:37 For in this the saying (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) is true, ‘One sows and another reaps.’
John 4:39 Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of what the woman had said (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) when she testified, “He told me everything I ever did.”
John 4:41 and many more believed because of what they heard (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) from him.
John 4:50 Jesus replied “Go, your son lives.” The man believed the word (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc) that Jesus spoke to him, and he set off for home.
John 5:24 I tell you the solemn truth, the one who hears my message (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
John 5:38 and his word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) you do not have residing in you, because you do not believe the one whom he sent.
John 6:60 Therefore, when a number of his disciples heard it, they said, “This teaching (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) is difficult; who can understand it?”
John 7:36 What can it mean, this saying (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) of his: ‘You will look for me but you will not find me,’ and ‘Where I am you cannot go’?”
John 7:40 After hearing these words (logōn | λόγων | gen pl masc), some of the crowd began to say, “This man really is the prophet.”
John 8:31 Jesus therefore said to the Jews who had put their trust in him, “If you continue in my word (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc), you are truly my disciples,
John 8:37 I know that you are Abraham’s descendants; but you are intent on killing me, because my teaching (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) makes no headway in you.

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