adjective

alogem

Greekἄλογος (alogos)

Strong’sG249

unreasonable, senseless

stem alog-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

irrational2×unreasonable1×

What it means

ἄ-λογος, -ον

[in LXX: Ex 6:12 (שָׂפָה עָרֵל), Nu 6:12 (נָפַל), Jb 11:12, Wi 11:15, 16, IV Mac3*;]

1. without reason, irrational: ζῷα, II Pe 2:12, Ju 10.

2. contrary to reason: Ac 25:27 (v. MM, VGT, s.v.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G249 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidal'-og-os

irrational

Fromfrom G1 (as a negative particle) and G3056;

King Jamesbrute, unreasonable.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	alogos	alogas	alogem1×ἄλογον	alogois	alogais	alogeim2×ἄλογα
object accusative	alogon	alogan		alogoin	alogain
direct address vocative	alogor	alogar		alogoir	alogair
of, belonging to genitive	alogou	alogau	alogeu	alogoiu	alogaiu	alogeiu
to, for dative	alogo	aloga	aloge	alogoi	alogai	alogei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

alogstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

alog is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

3 occurrences, every one of them listed

alogem“unreasonable”subject or objectdirect singular1×

Acts 25:27“unreasonable”alogem gar mi dokatō pemparōton desmion mē kai tain kata autou aitiain sēmainara.For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.”

alogeim“irrational”subject or objectdirect plural2×

2 Peter 2:12“irrational”houtois de, hōs alogeim zōeim gennirēteim fusikeim eis halōsian kai fthoran, en hei agnoalō blasfēmarōtois, en ta fthora autoiu kai ftheirili,These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.

Jude 1:10“irrational”houtois de hoseim men ouk oidalē blasfēmalō, hoseim de fusikōs hōs teim alogeim zōeim epistelō, en houtei ftheirilō.These men, however, slander what they do not understand, and like irrational animals, they will be destroyed by the things they do instinctively.