Vocabulary Form
λόγος, -ου, ὁ
Definition

word, Word; statement, message

Erasmian
Modern
Root
λογο
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.

Song
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

1 Corinthians 4:19 But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the speech (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of these arrogant people but their power.
1 Corinthians 4:20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc) but of power.
1 Corinthians 12:8 For to one is given through the Spirit a message (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) of wisdom, to another a message (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) of knowledge according to the same Spirit,
1 Corinthians 14:9 So it is with you; if you do not speak a clear message (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) with your tongue, how will anyone know what is being said? You will be speaking into the air.
1 Corinthians 14:19 however, in church I would rather speak five words (logous | λόγους | acc pl masc) with my understanding, so as to instruct others also, than ten thousand words (logous | λόγους | acc pl masc) in a tongue.
1 Corinthians 14:36 Or did the word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) of God originate with you? Or did it come to you alone?
1 Corinthians 15:2 through which also you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc) I preached to you — unless you have believed in vain.
1 Corinthians 15:54 So when this perishable body puts on imperishability, and this mortal body puts on immortality, then the saying (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) that is written will be fulfilled: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
2 Corinthians 1:18 But as surely as God is trustworthy, our word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) to you has not been “Yes” and “No.”
2 Corinthians 2:17 For we are not like so many, peddling the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of God. To the contrary, in Christ we speak in the sight of God as men of sincerity, as men sent from God.
2 Corinthians 4:2 But we have renounced shameful hidden deeds. We do not practice cunning, nor do we tamper with the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of God, but by the open declaration of truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.
2 Corinthians 5:19 that is, God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them. And he has entrusted us with the message (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of reconciliation.
2 Corinthians 6:7 by the word (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc) of truth, by the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness both for the right hand and for the left;
2 Corinthians 8:7 But as you excel in everything — in faith, in speech (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc), in knowledge, in all eagerness, and in the love we have aroused in you — make sure that you excel in this act of kindness.
2 Corinthians 10:10 For some are saying, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is weak, and his rhetoric (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) amounts to nothing.”
2 Corinthians 10:11 Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc) through letters when absent, such we also are in act when present.
2 Corinthians 11:6 But even if I am an amateur in speaking (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc), I am certainly not in knowledge. Rather, in every way we have made this plain to you as to all.
Galatians 5:14 For the entire law is summed up in a single command: (logō | λόγῳ | dat sg masc) “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Galatians 6:6 Now the one who is taught the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) must share all good things with the one who teaches.
Ephesians 1:13 You also are in him, having heard the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of truth, the good news of your salvation; in him also, when you believed, you were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit,
Ephesians 4:29 Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is useful for building up, as the need arises, that it may benefit those who hear.
Ephesians 5:6 Let no one deceive you with empty words (logois | λόγοις | dat pl masc), for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
Ephesians 6:19 and for me, that when I open my mouth the word (logos | λόγος | nom sg masc) will be given to me — that with boldness I will make known the mystery of the gospel,
Philippians 1:14 and that most of the brothers, having gained confidence in the Lord by my imprisonment, dare more than ever to speak the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of God without fear.
Philippians 2:16 holding fast the word (logon | λόγον | acc sg masc) of life, so that I may have reason to boast on the day of Christ that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.