noun · masculine
logismos
Greekλογισμός (logismos)
Strong’sG3053
reasoning, thinking
stem logism-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
λογισμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(< λογίζομαι), [in LXX: Ps 32 (33):10, 11, Pr 19:21, Is 66:18, al. (מַחֲשֶׁבֶת);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3053 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidlog-is-mos'
computation, i.e. (figuratively) reasoning (conscience, conceit)
Fromfrom G3049;
King Jamesimagination, thought.
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 nominative | logismos | logismois |
| object accusative | logismon | logismoin1×λογισμοὺς |
| direct address vocative | logismor | logismoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | logismou | logismoiu1×λογισμῶν |
| to, for dative | logismo | logismoi |
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
logismo 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
logismoin“arguments”objectaccusative plural1×
2 Corinthians 10:4“arguments”teim gar hopleim tau strateiau nu ouk sarkikeim alla dunateim to theo pros kathairesian ochurōmeiu logismoin kathairarōtoisThe weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
logismoiu“thoughts”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Romans 2:15“thoughts”hotinois endeiknuelō tem ergem tou nomou graptem en tai kardiai autoiu, summarturarōtau autoiu tau suneidēsiau kai metaxu allēloiu toiu logismoiu katēgorarōtoiu ē kai apologerōtoiu,So they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them