λόγιος, λόγιον (λόγος), in classical Greek 1. learned, a man of letters, skilled in literature and the arts; especially versed in history and antiquities. 2. skilled in speech, eloquent: so Act_18:24 (which, however, others refer to 1 (finding its explanation in the following δυαντος κτλ.)). The use of the word is fully exhibited by Lobeck ad Phryn., p. 198. ((Herodotus, Euripides, others))

λόγιος logios 1x gifted with learning or eloquence, Act_18:24

* λόγιος , -ον ( < λόγος ), 1. in cl ., learned (Ac, l.c ., R , txt .). 2. In late Gk ., eloquent: Act_18:24 ( v. Page , in l ; Field, Notes , 129).†

λόγιος [page 378] On the ground of Phrynichus statement, supported by Lobeck s citations (Lob. Phryn. p. 198), that the multitude, as distinguished from Attic writers, use λόγιος of the man who is skilful and lofty in speech (ὡς οἱ πολλοὶ λέγουσιν ἐπὶ τοῦ δεινοῦ εἰπεῖν καὶ ὑψηλοῦ ), Moulton ( Cambridge Essays, p. 498 f.) prefers the AV rendering eloquent ( Vg eloquens ) to the RV learned (marg. eloquent ) in Act_18:24 , laying it down as a fair working rule that a meaning condemned by these modistes of literature, Phrynichus and his company, may be accepted as probably intended by the New Testament writer. Field ( Notes, p. 129) takes the same line. The papyrus and inscriptional evidence, which is unfortunately for the most part late, does not help us much. Thus P Oxy VI. 902 .1 ( c. A.D. 465) τῷ λογιωτάτῳ σχολαστικῷ may be either to the most learned or to the most eloquent advocate, and similarly with the same phrase in P Flor III. 377 .18 (vi/A.D.) and BGU III. 836 .7 (time of Justinian). In P Oxy I. 126 .6 (A.D. 572) a woman refers to her father as τ [οῦ σ ]οφωτάτου σχολαστικοῦ , and her husband as τοῦ λογιω [τά ]του μου συμβίου , where the latter adj. is probably to be taken in a somewhat general sense, as perhaps also in OGIS 408 .5 (ii/A.D.) ἐπ᾽ ἀγαθῷ Φιλοπάππου τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ Μαξίμου Στατιλίου ἰδίου λόγου , τῶν λογιωτάτων καὶ φιλτάτων . On the other hand on Cagnat IV. 77 λογίω πρυτάνιος , the editor notes : inter prytanes, qui senatui civitatis quoque anno per vices praeerant, is vocabatur λόγιος cui mandata erat rationum cura. Cf. Michel 1170 (i/A.D.) ἄρχοντος Πυρράκου τοῦ λογίου . Perhaps some such general phrase as a man of culture best gives the sense in the Acts passage (cf. Bartlet. ad. l. in the Century Bible, and Moffatt). For λογιότης as a title of address see P Lips I. 37 .24 (A.D. 389) ἐπιδίδωμι τῇ σῇ λογιότητι τούσδε μου τοὺς λιβέλλου [ς : cf. BGU II. 401 .12, .21 (A.D. 618). In MGr λόγιος = learned, a scholar.

λόγιος λόγιος, η, ον [Etym: λόγος] "versed in tales or stories" (λόγος IV): as Subst. "a chronicler, annalist", Hdt. generally "learned, erudite", Arist. , etc. "skilled in words, eloquent", Eur. , Plut.

λόγιος, -ον (λόγος), __1. in cl., learned (Ac, l.with, R, txt.). __2. In late Gk., eloquent: Act.18:24 (see Page, in l; Field, Notes, 129).† (AS)