Greek · G3056, G2041

λόγῳ καὶ ἔργῳ

Word · toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act

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λόγος G3056 word
Pronunciation lógos
Word embodying a conception or idea, not mere sound; in NT especially God's authoritative speech and teaching
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ἔργον G2041 toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act
Pronunciation érgon
Work as visible deed or accomplishment, whether human action or divine work, emphasizing observable result over mere intention.
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What does λόγῳ καὶ ἔργῳ (logō kai ergō) mean in the Bible?

λόγος · ἔργον is a Greek phrase meaning "word and deed; speech and action".

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What does λόγος · ἔργον mean in the Bible?

λόγος · ἔργον is a Greek phrase meaning "word and deed; speech and action".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3056, G2041?

G3056, G2041 is connected to 330 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. word and deed; speech and action

Source Gloss

word and deed; speech and action
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 8 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 8 Aligned forms 330 Case pattern Accusative (153) Number pattern Singular (271)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:37 · Matt 28:15 · Mark 4:15 · Luke 4:32 · Luke 4:36 · Luke 5:15 · Luke 7:17 · Luke 8:11 · John 1:1 · John 1:14 · John 4:37 · John 6:60 · John 7:36 · John 8:37 · John 10:35 · John 12:38 68×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 24:35 · Mark 13:31 · Luke 21:33 · Luke 24:17 · Luke 24:44 · Acts 15:15 · Rev 17:17 · Rev 19:9 · Rev 21:5 · Rev 22:6 10×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 5:32 · Luke 1:2 · Luke 20:20 · Luke 22:61 · John 15:20 · John 17:20 · Acts 6:4 · Acts 14:12 · Acts 15:6 · Acts 15:27 · Acts 15:32 · Acts 18:15 · Acts 20:24 · Acts 22:22 · 1 Cor 1:17 · 1 Cor 2:1 28×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 12:37 · Luke 1:4 · Luke 3:4 · Luke 6:47 · John 7:40 · John 19:13 · Acts 20:35 · 2 Tim 1:13 · Rev 22:19 10×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 8:8 · Matt 8:16 · Matt 22:15 · Mark 10:22 · Mark 12:13 · Luke 1:29 · Luke 7:7 · Luke 24:19 · John 2:22 · John 4:50 · John 8:31 · Acts 7:29 · Acts 8:21 · Acts 10:29 · Acts 14:3 · Acts 18:5 45×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Mark 10:24 · Luke 1:20 · Luke 4:22 · Luke 23:9 · Acts 2:40 · Acts 7:22 · Acts 15:24 · Rom 3:4 · 1 Cor 2:13 · Eph 5:6 · 1 Thess 4:18 · 1 Tim 4:6 · 1 Tim 6:3 · 2 Tim 4:15 · 2 Pet 2:3 · 3 John 1:10 16×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 12:32 · Matt 12:36 · Matt 13:19 · Matt 13:20 · Matt 13:21 · Matt 13:22 · Matt 13:23 · Matt 15:6 · Matt 15:12 · Matt 15:23 · Matt 18:23 · Matt 19:11 · Matt 19:22 · Matt 21:24 · Matt 22:46 · Matt 25:19 130×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 7:24 · Matt 7:26 · Matt 7:28 · Matt 10:14 · Matt 19:1 · Matt 26:1 · Mark 8:38 · Luke 9:26 · Luke 9:28 · Luke 9:44 · John 10:19 · John 14:24 · Acts 2:22 · Acts 5:5 · Acts 5:24 · Acts 16:36 23×
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