noun · neuter
logiem
Greekλόγιον (logion)
Strong’sG3051
divine communication
stem logi-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
λόγιον, -ου, τό
(dimin. of λόγος, v. ICC, Ro., 70), [in LXX chiefly for אִמְרָה, אֵמֶר, Ps 17 (18):30 18 (19):14, al.; also for דָּבָר, Is 28:13, al.; (cf. λογεῖον (-ιον), for חֹשֶׁן, the oracular breastplate of the H.P., Ex 28:15, al.);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3051 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidlog'-ee-on
an utterance (of God)
Fromneuter of G3052;
King Jamesoracle.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | logiem | logieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | logieu | logieiu1×λογίων |
| to, for dative | logie | logiei |
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
logie 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
logieiu“oracles”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Hebrews 5:12“oracles”kai gar ofeilarōtois arō didaskalois dia ton chronon, palin chreian echavō teu didaskarō vin tinon teim stoicheieim tau archau teiu logieiu tou theou, kai ginavē chreian echarōtois galeu, ouk stereau trofēau.Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!
logieim3×
Acts 7:38“oracles”houtos atō tos gineratos en ta ekklēsa en ta erēma meta tou angelou tou lalarōtou auto en te ore Sina kai toiu patēroiu nu, hos decheta logieim zōarōteim dōara ni,He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us.
Romans 3:2“oracles”pollem kata panton tropon. prōtem men gar hoti pisteuila teim logieim tou theou.Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God.
1 Peter 4:11“words”ei tinos lalatō, hōs logieim theou; ei tinos diakonatō, hōs ek ischuau hau chorēgatō tos theos; hina en pantei doxaziteiō tos theos dia Iēsu Christou, ho atō tas doxas kai tem kratem eis toin aiōnoin toiu aiōnoiu; amēn.If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.