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λόγος (logos) means “word” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

λόγος Greek · G3056 328 tagged occurrences in 316 verses

Pronunciation guide: log'-os Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3056

λόγος · logos · word

λόγος, -ου, ὁ (λέγω) [in LXX chiefly for דָּבָר, also for מִלָּה ,אֵמֶר, etc. ;] I. Of that by which the inward thought is expressed, Lat. oratio, sermo, vox, verbum. 1. a word, not in the grammatical sense of a mere name (ἔπος, ὄνομα, ῥῆμα), but a word as embodying a conception or idea: Mat.8:8, Luk.7:7, 1Co.14:9, 19 Heb.12:19, al. 2. a saying, statement, declaration: Mat.19:22 (T om.), Mrk.5:36 7:29, Luk.1:29, Jhn.2:22 6:60, Act.7:29, al.; with genitive attrib., Act.13:15, Rom.9:9, Heb.7:28, al.; of the sayings, commands, promises, etc., of teachers, Mat.7:24 10:14, Mrk.8:38, Luk.9:4, Jhn.14:24, al.; λ. κενοί, Eph.5:6; ἀληθινοί, Rev.19:9; πιστοί, Rev.22:6; esp. of the precepts, decrees and promises of God, ὁ λ. τ. θεοῦ, the word of God: Mrk.7:13, Jhn.10:35, Rom.13:9, 1Co.14:36, Php.1:14, al.; absol., ὁ λ., Mat.13:21, 22 Mrk.16:[20], Luk.1:2, Act.6:4, Heb.4:12, al. 3. speech, discourse: Act.14:12, 2Co.10:10, Jas.3:2; opposite to ἐπιστολή, 2Th.2:15; disting, from σοφία, 1Co.2:1; ἀναστροφή, 1Ti.4:12; δύναμις, 1Co.4:19, 1Th.1:5; ἔργον, Rom.15:18; οὐδενὸς λ. τίμιον (not worthy of mention), Act.20:24; of the faculty of speech, Luk.24:19, 2Co.11:6; of the style of speech, Mat.5:37, 1Co.1:5; of instruction, Col.4:3, 1Pe.3:1; with genitive of person(s), Jhn.5:24 8:52, Act.2:41, al.; ὁ λ. ὁ ἐμός, Jhn.8:31; with genitive obj. (τ.) ἀληθείας, 2Co.6:7, Col.1:5, Jas.1:18; τ. καταλλαγῆς, 2Co.5:19; τ. σταυροῦ, 1Co.1:18; of mere talk, 1Co.4:19, 2o, Col.2:23, 1Jn.3:18; of the talk which one occasions, hence, repute: Col.2:23. 4. subject-matter, hence, teaching, doctrine: Act.18:15, 2Ti.2:17, al.; esp. of Christian doctrine: Mat.13:20-23, Mrk.4:14-20 8:32, Luk.1:2, Act.8:4, Gal.6:6, 1Th.1:6, al.; with genitive of person(s), τ. θεοῦ, Luk.5:1, Jhn.17:6, Act.4:29, 1Co.14:36, I Jhn.1:10, Rev.6:9, al.; τ. Κυρίου, Act.8:25, 1Th.1:8, al.; τ. Χριστοῦ, Col.3:16, Rev.3:8; with genitive appos., Act.15:7; with genitive attrib., Heb.5:13. 5. a story, tale, narrative: Mat.28:15, Jhn.21:23, Act.1:1 11:22; before περί, Luk.5:15. 6. That which is spoken of (Plat., al.; V. Kennedy, Sources, 124), matter, affair, thing: Mat.21:24, Mrk.1:45 11:29, Luk.20:3, Act.8:21; of a matter in dispute, as a case or suit at law, Act.19:38; pl. (1Ma.7:33, al.), Luk.1:4. II. Of the inward thought itself, Lat. ratio. 1. reason, (a) of the mental faculty (Hdt., Plat., al.): κατὰ λόγον, Act.18:14; (b) a reason, cause: τίνι λόγῳ, Act.10:29; παρεκτὸς λόγου πορνείας, Mat.5:32 19:9, WH, mg., R, mg. 2. account, (a) regard: Act.20:24, Rec.; (b) reckoning: Php.4:15, 17; συναίρειν (which see) λ., Mat.18:23 25:19; in forensic sense, Rom.14:12, Heb.13:17, 1Pe.4:5; with genitive of thing(s), Luk.16:2; before περί, Mat.12:36, Act.19:40, 1Pe.3:15. 3. proportion, analogy: Php.2:16 (Field, Notes, 193 f.). III. ὁ λ., the Divine Word or Logos: Jhn.1:1, 14; τ. ζωῆς, 1Jn.1:1; τ. θεοῦ, Rev.19:13 (see Westc, Swete, CGT, in ll.; reff. in Artt., Logos, DB, DCG). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.

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How translators render G3056

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
word 124
words 51
message 30
saying 8
speech 8
the word 8
account 5
a word 4
an account 4
news 4
vvv 4
talk 3
accounts 2
decree 2
matter 2
question 2
speaker 2
speaking 2
teaching 2
the message 2
thing 2
a complaint 1
a question 1
an appearance 1
answer 1
appointed 1
are saying 1
as the word 1
at his word 1
book 1
by what they said 1
by word 1
command 1
does he mean 1
for 1
he made this statement 1
his sentence 1
his words 1
in his words 1
in person 1
in speech 1
in the message 1
in word 1
instructions we have given 1
it would be reasonable 1
jesus had said 1
length 1
ministry 1
of the word 1
of the words 1
preaching 1
proposal 1
remark 1
rumor 1
speak 1
stated 1
statement 1
teachings 1
the matter 1
the reason 1
the things 1
things 1
through the word 1
to account 1
to say 1
what 1
what he says 1
with a word 1
word evident 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
the word 116
word 37
words 36
saying 22
sayings 13
the words 9
account 6
the saying 6
a word 5
of the word 5
speech 4
that saying 4
with 4
the sayings 3
things 3
utterance 3
a 2
an account 2
communication 2
in the word 2
in word 2
matter 2
of 2
the 2
thing 2
this saying 2
a fame 1
a matter 1
a reason 1
an 1
any word 1
by 1
by the word 1
by word 1
concerning 1
exhortation 1
for the cause 1
his speech 1
i preached 1
in 1
in a word 1
in speech 1
intent 1
manner of communications 1
mouth 1
of speech 1
of the words 1
of these things 1
of utterance 1
of words 1
question 1
reason 1
rumour 1
speaker 1
talk 1
that the word 1
the doctrine 1
the matter 1
the preaching 1
the speech 1
the words sake 1
the work 1
those things 1
tidings 1
to do 1
to the word 1
treatise 1
unto the word 1
with the word 1
with words 1
work 1

Verses containing G3056

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  1. Acts 13:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Brothers, children of Abraham, and you Gentiles who fear God, it is to us that this message of salvation has been sent.

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  2. Acts 13:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On the following Sabbath, nearly the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord.

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  3. Acts 13:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.

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  4. Acts 13:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.

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  5. Acts 13:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the word of the Lord spread throughout that region.

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  6. Acts 14:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.

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  7. Acts 14:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

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  8. Acts 14:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

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  9. Acts 15:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the apostles and elders met to look into this matter.

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  10. Acts 15:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.

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  11. Acts 15:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written:

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  12. Acts 15:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.

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  13. Acts 15:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas to tell you in person the same things we are writing.

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  14. Acts 15:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.

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  15. Acts 15:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.

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  16. Acts 15:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”

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  17. Acts 16:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.

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  18. Acts 16:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Paul and Silas spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.

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  19. Acts 16:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”

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  20. Acts 17:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.

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  21. Acts 17:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God in Berea, they went there themselves to incite and agitate the crowds.

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  22. Acts 18:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

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  23. Acts 18:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching the word of God among the Corinthians.

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  24. Acts 18:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.

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  25. Acts 18:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.”

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  26. Acts 19:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.

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  27. Acts 19:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.

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  28. Acts 19:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.

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  29. Acts 19:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”

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  30. Acts 20:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece,

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  31. Acts 20:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.

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  32. Acts 20:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.

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  33. Acts 20:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.

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  34. Acts 20:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

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  35. Acts 20:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They were especially grieved by his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.

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  36. Acts 22:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”

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  37. Romans 3:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”

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  38. Romans 9:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.

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  39. Romans 9:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For this is what the promise stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”

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  40. Romans 9:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.”

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  41. Romans 13:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

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  42. Romans 14:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

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  43. Romans 15:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,

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  44. 1 Corinthians 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge,

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  45. 1 Corinthians 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

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  46. 1 Corinthians 1:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

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  47. 1 Corinthians 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.

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  48. 1 Corinthians 2:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,

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  49. 1 Corinthians 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.

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  50. 1 Corinthians 4:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only what these arrogant people are saying, but what power they have.

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