λόγιον
logion
oracles
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word λόγιον (logion) is defined as "oracles." This term appears four times in the Bible, indicating its limited but significant use in various contexts. In the biblical context, "oracles" typically refer to messages or utterances from a divine source. Given its definition, λόγιον implies a sense of divine disclosure or revelation. This can encompass a range of ideas, including prophetic statements, divine commands, or other forms of divine communication. The word's meaning centers on the idea of conveying divine knowledge or guidance.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received living revelations to give to us,
Romans 3:2Much in every way! Because first of all, they were entrusted with the revelations of God.
Hebrews 5:12For although by this time you should be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the revelations of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food.
1 Peter 4:11If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.