λόγος
“a word, a saying, statement”
Primary meaning: a word, a saying, statement, declaration. Strong's: something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ). Lexical nuances: Of that by which the inward thought is expressed, Lat. oratio , sermo , vox , verbum . a word , not in the grammatical sense of a mere name ( ἔπος , ὄνομα , ῥῆμα ), but a word as embodying a conception or idea: Mt 8:8 , Lk 7:7 , I Co 14:9 , 19 , He 12:19 , al. a saying , statement , declaration : Mt 19:22 (T om.), Mk 5:36 7:29 , Lk 1:29 , Jo 2:22 6:60 , Ac 7:29 , al.; c. gen. attrib., Ac 13:15 ...
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
from G3004 (λέγω);
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
LXX conceptual translation: אֵמֶר (utterance, speech, word, promise) -> λόγος (a word, a saying, statement)
LXX conceptual translation: אִמְרָה (word, promise, commandment) -> λόγος (a word, a saying, statement)
LXX conceptual translation: דָּבָר (word, matter, event, divine decree) -> λόγος (a word, a saying, statement)
LXX conceptual translation: מַשָּׂא (burden, prophetic oracle, solemn pronouncement) -> λόγος (a word, a saying, statement)
LXX conceptual translation: אֵמֶר (utterance, speech, word, promise) -> λόγος (a word, a saying, statement)
LXX conceptual translation: H4405 -> λόγος (a word, a saying, statement)
Key Biblical Occurrences (12)
Foundational passages where λόγος (logos) carries significant theological or narrative weight.