"an oracle, a divine communication or revelation, Acts 7:38; Rom. 3:2; Heb. 5:12; 1 Pet. 4:11*"
Definition and meaning
an oracle, a divine communication or revelation, Acts 7:38; Rom. 3:2; Heb. 5:12; 1 Pet. 4:11*
In the original Greek the word is written: λόγιον
Historical context
The Roman Empire provided infrastructure no previous civilization had built — roads, sea routes, a common language in Greek, and relative peace across the Mediterranean. Jewish synagogues existed in every major city, giving Paul a starting point everywhere he traveled. The early church had no buildings, no political power, no social standing — and spread faster than any movement in ancient history.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of logion (G3051) across the King James Bible.
This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:
Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.
For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
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Common questions
Strong's G3051 (logion) is a Greek word that means: an oracle, a divine communication or revelation, Acts 7:38; Rom. 3:2; Heb. 5:12; 1 Pet. 4:11* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word logion (G3051) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3051 is logion, a Greek word defined as: an oracle, a divine communication or revelation, Acts 7:38; Rom. 3:2; Heb. 5:12; 1 Pet. 4:11*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
logion is a Greek word found in the New Testament.