λόγιον, -ov, τό, (dimin. of λόγος [so Bleek (on Heb. v. 12) et al.; al. neut. of λόγιος (Mey. on Ro. iii. 2)]), prop. a little word (so Schol. ad Arstph. ran. 969 (973)), a brief utterance, in prof. auth. a divine oracle (doubtless because oracles were generally brief); Hdt., Thue., Arstph., Eur.; Polyb. 3, 112, 8; 8,80,6; Diod. 2,14; Ael. ν. ἢ. 2,41; of the Sibylline oracles, Diod. p. 602 [fr. 1. 34]; Plut. Fab. 4; in Sept. for }wn the breast-plate of the high priest, which he wore when he consulted Jehovah, Ex. Xxvili. 15; xxix. 5, ete.; [once for Dk, of the words of a man, Ps. xviii. (xix.) 15]; but chiefly for M728 of any utterance of God, whether precept or promise; [cf. Philo de congr. erud. grat. § 24; de profug. § 11 sub fin.]; of the prophecies of God in the O. T., Joseph. Ὁ. 7. 6, 5, 45 νόμους καὶ λόγια θεσπισθέντα διὰ προφητῶν καὶ ὕμνους, Philo vit. contempl. § 3; τὸ λόγιον τοῦ προφήτου (Moses), vit. Moys. iii. 35, ef. [23, and] de praem. et poen. ὃ 1 init.; τὰ δέκα λόγια, the ten commandments of God or the decalogue, in Philo, who wrote a special treatise concerning them (Opp. ed. Mang. ii. p. 180 564. [ed. Richter iv. p. 246 sqq.]); [Constit. Apost. 2, 36 (p. 63, 7 ed. Lagarde)]; Euseb. h. 6. 2,18. In the N. T. spoken of the words or utterances of God: of the contents of the Mosaic law, Acts vii. 38; with τοῦ θεοῦ or θεοῦ added, of his commands in the Mosaic law and his Messianic promises, Ro. iii. 2, ef. Philippi and Umbreit ad loc.; of the substance of the Christian religion, Heb. ν. 12; of the utterances of God through Christian teachers, 1 Pet. iv. 11. (In ecel. writ. λόγια τοῦ κυρίου is used ot Christ’s precepts, by Polye. ad Philipp. 7, 1; κυριακὰ λόγια οἵ the sayings and discourses of Christ which are recorded in the Gospels, by Papias in Euseb. h. 6. 3, 39; Phot. 6. 228 p. 248 [18 ed. Bekk.]; [τὰ λόγια τ. θεοῦ] of the words and admonitions of God in the sacred Scriptures, Clem. Rom. 1 Cor. 53, 1 [where parallel with ai ἱεραὶ γραφαί], cf. 62, 3; [and ra Ady. simply, like ai γραφαί, of the New T. in the interpol. ep. of Ign. ad Smyrn. 3]. Cf. Schwegler [(also Heinichen) ], Index iv. ad Euseb. h. 6. s. v. λόγιον ; [esp. Soph. Lex. s. v. and Lghtft. in the Contemp. Rey. for Aug. 1875, p. 399 566. On the general use of the word cf. Bleek, Br. a. ἃ. Hebr. iii. pp. 114-117].)

λόγιον logion 4x

an oracle, a divine communication or revelation, Acts 7:38; Rom. 3:2; Heb. 5:12; 1 Pet. 4:11*

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.);]

an oracle: Ac 7:38, Ro 3:2, He 5:12, I Pe 4:11 (on the eccl., λόγια τ. Κυρίου, v. Lft., Essay on Sup. Rel., 172 ff.).†

λόγιον. We are unable from our sources to throw any fresh light upon this word, which is so important in early Christian literature (see reff. in Sophocles Zex. s.v.), but for its Biblical From the | usage see SH ad Rom 3", and for its application to the |

λόγιον (logion) — oracles. λόγ-ιον, τό, oracle, especially one preserved from antiquity, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: more frequently in plural, oracles, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (the former being prose, the latter verse, accusative to [Refs 1st c.AD+]

2. τὰ λ. Κυρίου the sayings of the Lord, [LXX+NT]

II. τὸ λ. τῶν κρίσεων the oracular breastplate worn by the Jewish High-Priest, [LXX+1st c.AD+]