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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).

Mnemonics

Submitted by LaurelB on Sat, 2023-08-19 19:28

LOG US on with your passWORD so we can read the MESSAGE.

Biblical Concordance

Revelation 1:3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words (logous | λόγους | acc pl masc) of this prophecy, and those who hear and keep what is written in it, for the time is near.
Revelation 1:9 I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of God and the testimony of Jesus.
Revelation 3:8 I know your works. Look, I have placed before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) and have not denied my name.
Revelation 3:10 Because you have kept my word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) about patient endurance, I also will keep you from the hour of testing that is coming upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth.
Revelation 6:9 And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of God and for the witness they had borne.
Revelation 12:11 They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of their testimony, and they did not love their lives even to death.
Revelation 17:17 for God has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose by agreeing together to turn over their royal power to the beast, until the words (logoi | λόγοι | nom pl masc) of God are fulfilled.
Revelation 19:9 And the angel said to me, “Write, ‘Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’” He also said to me, “These are the true words (logoi | λόγοι | nom pl masc) of God.”
Revelation 19:13 He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is the Word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) of God.
Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and seated on them were those who had been given the authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of God. These had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
Revelation 21:5 And the one seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” And he said, “Write it down, for these words (logoi | λόγοι | nom pl masc) are trustworthy and true.”
Revelation 22:6 And he said to me, “These words (logoi | λόγοι | nom pl masc) are reliable and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show to his servants what must soon take place.”
Revelation 22:7 “Behold, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words (logous | λόγους | acc pl masc) of the prophecy of this book.”
Revelation 22:9 But he said to me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words (logous | λόγους | acc pl masc) of this book. Worship God!”
Revelation 22:10 Then he said to me, “Do not seal up the words (logous | λόγους | acc pl masc) of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.
Revelation 22:18 I bear witness to everyone who hears the words (logous | λόγους | acc pl masc) of the prophecy of this book: if anyone should add to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book;
Revelation 22:19 and if anyone should take away from the words (logōn | λόγων | gen pl masc) of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are described in this book.

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