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: 

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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

1 Timothy 4:9 Trustworthy is the saying (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) and worthy of complete acceptance,
1 Timothy 4:12 Let no one treat you contemptuously because of your youth, but be an example for the faithful in speech (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc), in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
1 Timothy 5:17 Let the elders who have been serving well be considered worthy of double honor, namely, those who are laboring hard at preaching (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc) and teaching.
1 Timothy 6:3 If someone teaches a different doctrine and does not adhere to the healthy words (logois | λόγοις | dat pl masc) of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that is according to godliness,
2 Timothy 1:13 Hold to the pattern of healthy words (logōn | λόγων | gen pl masc) that you have heard from me in the faith and the love that is in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:9 because of which I am suffering evil even to the point of imprisonment as a serious criminal, but the word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) of God is not bound.
2 Timothy 2:11 Trustworthy is the saying (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc), for: “If we died together, we will also live together.
2 Timothy 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself before God as one tried and true, an unashamed worker, correctly handling the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of truth.
2 Timothy 2:17 and their talk (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) will spread like gangrene, among whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
2 Timothy 4:2 preach the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc). Be prepared when it is opportune or inopportune; confront, rebuke, exhort, with complete patience and teaching.
2 Timothy 4:15 against whom also you should be on your guard, for he vehemently opposed our words (logois | λόγοις | dat pl masc).
Titus 1:3 and revealed his word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) at the proper time in the proclamation, with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior,
Titus 1:9 holding fast to the trustworthy word (logou | λόγου | gen sg masc) that is in accordance with the teaching, so that he might be able both to exhort with healthy doctrine and to rebuke those who oppose it.
Titus 2:5 to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, submissive to their own husbands that the word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) of God may not be blasphemed.
Titus 2:8 beyond reproach in your healthy instruction (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc), so that the opponent may be put to shame because he has nothing evil to say against us.
Titus 3:8 Trustworthy is the saying (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc), and I want you to insist emphatically on these things so that those who have believed in God might be intent on devoting themselves to good works. These are good and profitable for people.
Hebrews 2:2 For if the message (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) spoken through angels became firmly established and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty,
Hebrews 4:2 For we also had good news proclaimed to us just as they did; but the word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) they heard did not benefit those who were not united with those who listened in faith
Hebrews 4:12 For the word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting through so as to divide soul from spirit, joints from marrow. It is even able to discern the thoughts and deliberations of the heart.
Hebrews 4:13 And nothing in creation is hidden from God’s sight, but everything is uncovered and exposed to the eyes of the one to whom we must give account (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc).
Hebrews 5:11 On this subject we have much to say (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) and it is hard to explain, since you have become sluggish in understanding.
Hebrews 5:13 for everyone who lives on milk is inexperienced with the teaching (logou | λόγου | gen sg masc) about righteousness, since he is still a child.
Hebrews 6:1 Therefore let us leave standing the elementary teaching (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) about Christ and let us move on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith in God,
Hebrews 7:28 For the law appoints men as high priests who have weaknesses, but the word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints the Son who has been made perfect forever.
Hebrews 12:19 to the blast of a trumpet and a sound of words which made those who heard it beg that no further message (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) be given to them,
Hebrews 13:7 Continue to remember your leaders, those who spoke God’s message (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) to you; reflect on the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.
Hebrews 13:17 Continue to obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who must give an account (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc). Let them do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Hebrews 13:22 I appeal to you, brothers, bear with my word (logou | λόγου | gen sg masc) of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly.
James 1:18 According to his sovereign plan, he brought us into being through his word (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc) of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits of all he created.
James 1:21 Therefore put aside all filthiness and rampant wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc), which is able to save your souls.
James 1:22 But be doers of the word (logou | λόγου | gen sg masc) and not merely hearers, deceiving yourselves.
James 1:23 For if someone is a hearer of the word (logou | λόγου | gen sg masc) and not a doer, he is like a person who looks at his natural face in a mirror;
James 3:2 For we all stumble in many ways. If someone does not stumble in what he says (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc), he is a mature individual, able to bridle his whole body as well.
1 Peter 1:23 for you have been born again not of perishable seed but of imperishable, by means of the living and enduring word (logou | λόγου | gen sg masc) of God.
1 Peter 2:8 and, “A stone that makes people stumble and a rock that makes them fall.” They stumble, as they were destined to do, since they do not obey the word (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc).
1 Peter 3:1 wives should be subject to their own husbands, so that even if some of them refuse to believe the word (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc), they may be won without a word (logou | λόγου | gen sg masc) by the conduct of their wives
1 Peter 3:15 but in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord, being ready at all times to make a defense to all who ask you for a word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) concerning the hope that is in you.
1 Peter 4:5 They will give an account (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) to him who stands ready to judge the living and the dead.
2 Peter 1:19 Moreover, we hold the prophetic word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) to be reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it as you would to a lamp shining in a gloomy place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts.
2 Peter 2:3 And in their greed they will exploit you with their fabricated stories (logois | λόγοις | dat pl masc). Their condemnation has not from ancient times been idle, nor has their destruction been sleeping.
2 Peter 3:5 For in maintaining this, they overlook the fact that by the word (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc) of God heavens existed long ago and an earth was formed out of water and by means of water.
2 Peter 3:7 But by the same word (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc) the present heavens and earth have been reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
1 John 1:1 That which has existed from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and our hands have touched, concerning the word (logou | λόγου | gen sg masc) of life —
1 John 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar and his word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) is not in us.
1 John 2:5 But whoever keeps his word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc), truly in that person is the love of God brought to fulfillment. This is how we can be sure that we are in him:
1 John 2:7 Dear friends, it is not a new commandment that I write to you, but an old commandment — one that you have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the message (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) you have already heard.
1 John 2:14 I have written to you, my children, because you know the Father. I have written to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
1 John 3:18 Little children, let us love, not in word (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc) or speech but in action and truth.
3 John 1:10 For this reason, should I come, I will bring up the things he is doing, disparaging us with malicious talk (logois | λόγοις | dat pl masc). And not satisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers. He even prevents those who would like to and puts them out of the church.
Revelation 1:2 who bore witness to everything he saw, the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.

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