For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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λόγος
Vocabulary form:
lovgoV, -ou, oJ
Definition:
word, Word; statement, message
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
330
GK:
3364
Root:
logo
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.
Verse:
“In the beginning was the λόγος, and the λόγος was with God, and the λόγος was God.” (John 1:1)
“Whatever you do, whether in λόγος or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord.” (Col 3:17)
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).
Biblical Concordance
| John 8:43 | Why do you not understand the way I speak? It is because you are unable to grasp my message (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc). |
| John 8:51 | I tell you the solemn truth, if anyone keeps my word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc), he will never see death.” |
| John 8:52 | The Jews therefore said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc), he will never taste death.’ |
| John 8:55 | And you have not known him, but I know him. If I were to say that I did not know him, I would be like you, a liar; but I do know him, and I keep his word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc). |
| John 10:19 | Once again there was a division among the Jews because of these words (logous | λόγους | acc pl masc). |
| John 10:35 | If the scripture called them ‘gods’ to whom the word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) of God came — and scripture cannot be annulled — |
| John 12:38 | that the word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “Lord, who has believed what they heard from us, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” |
| John 12:48 | The one who rejects me and does not receive my sayings has a judge; the word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) that I have spoken will judge him at the last day. |
| John 14:23 | Jesus answered him, saying, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc), and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling place with him. |
| John 14:24 | The one who does not love me does not keep my words (logous | λόγους | acc pl masc); and the word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) you are hearing is not mine, but is from the Father’s who sent me. |
| John 15:3 | By this time you are clean because of the message (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) that I have spoken to you. |
| John 15:20 | Remember the saying (logou | λόγου | gen sg masc) that I told you, ‘The servant is not greater than his master.’ If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc), they will keep yours as well. |
| John 15:25 | However, the word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) that is written in their law had to be fulfilled: ‘They hated me without a cause.’ |
| John 17:6 | “I have made your name known to the men you gave me out of the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc). |
| John 17:14 | I have given them your word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc), and the world has hated them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. |
| John 17:17 | Consecrate them by the truth; your word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) is truth. |
| John 17:20 | “It is not only for these that I am interceding, but also for those who will come to believe in me through their word (logou | λόγου | gen sg masc), |
| John 18:9 | This was to fulfill the word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) he had spoken, “I have not lost a single one of those you have given me.” |
| John 18:32 | This was to fulfill the word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) that Jesus had spoken indicating what kind of death he was going to die. |
| John 19:8 | Now when Pilate heard this statement (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc), he became even more afraid. |
| John 19:13 | On hearing these words (logōn | λόγων | gen pl masc), Pilate brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge’s bench in the place called “Stone Pavement,” or in Hebrew, “Gabbatha.” |
| John 21:23 | So the word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) spread among the believers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but rather, “If I should want him to remain alive until I come back, what concern is that to you?” |
| Acts 1:1 | I wrote the first book (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc), Theophilus, about everything that Jesus began to do and to teach, |
| Acts 2:22 | “Men of Israel, hear these words: (logous | λόγους | acc pl masc) Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know — |
| Acts 2:40 | And with many other words (logois | λόγοις | dat pl masc) he gave them warning and pleaded with them, saying, “Escape from this corrupt generation.” |
| Acts 2:41 | So those who received his word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) were baptized, and there were added on that day about three thousand souls. |
| Acts 4:4 | And many of those who had heard the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand. |
| Acts 4:29 | And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants with all boldness to speak your word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc), |
| Acts 4:31 | And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of God with boldness. |
| Acts 5:5 | When Ananias heard these words (logous | λόγους | acc pl masc), he fell down and breathed his last. Great fear gripped all who heard about it. |
| Acts 5:24 | On hearing these words (logous | λόγους | acc pl masc), both the captain of the temple and the chief priests were perplexed about them, wondering what this could be. |
| Acts 6:2 | So the twelve called together the entire group of disciples and said, “It is not right for us to neglect the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of God in order to wait on tables. |
| Acts 6:4 | But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” (logou | λόγου | gen sg masc) |
| Acts 6:5 | And the proposal (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) pleased the entire group, so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch. |
| Acts 6:7 | And the word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) of God continued to spread, and the number of disciples increased greatly in Jerusalem, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith. |
| Acts 7:22 | So Moses was trained in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in his words (logois | λόγοις | dat pl masc) and deeds. |
| Acts 7:29 | At this remark (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc), Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian, where he had two sons. |
| Acts 8:4 | Now those who were scattered went from place to place preaching the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc). |
| Acts 8:14 | Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of God, they sent to them Peter and John, |
| Acts 8:21 | There is not for you a part or share in this matter (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc), for your heart is not upright before God. |
| Acts 8:25 | Now after solemnly testifying and speaking the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans. |
| Acts 10:29 | Therefore, when I was summoned, I came without raising any objection. |
| Acts 10:36 | As for the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) that he sent to the sons of Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all), |
| Acts 10:44 | While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all those who were listening to the message (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc). |
| Acts 11:1 | Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of God. |
| Acts 11:19 | Now those who were scattered because of the persecution, which came to pass over Stephen, made their way as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) to no one except Jews only. |
| Acts 11:22 | The report (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) of all this was heard in the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch. |
| Acts 12:24 | But the word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) of God continued to advance and gain adherents. |
| Acts 13:5 | And when they arrived in Salamis, they began to proclaim the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of God in the synagogues of the Jews, and they also had John as their assistant. |
| Acts 13:7 | who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of God. |
Mnemonics
LOG US on with your passWORD
LOG US on with your passWORD so we can read the MESSAGE.