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λογία

logía

G3048 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

A contribution or gift collected for a specific purpose, often referring to a monetary or material collection assembled by a group. The primary sense is an organized gathering of resources—especially funds—intended for communal benefit, relief, or support, typically managed by a designated leader or responsible party. In Koine usage, the term is most prominently associated with communal acts of giving within early assemblies, as in the arrangement of support for fellow members or for those in need.

Semantic Range

contribution, collection of money or goods, organized communal offering, gathering of resources for relief or support

Root / Etymology

From the root λογ- (log-) meaning 'to reckon, to account, to collect.' λογία is derived from λόγος in its commercial or accounting sense, with the suffix -ια denoting the result of an action or a collective 'gathering.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

λογία is attested almost exclusively in post-classical Greek and is rare in classical literature. Its primary attestations come from the Hellenistic and Roman periods, where it denotes a deliberate and organized collection, particularly for charitable or relief efforts. In the Septuagint and Jewish-Greek texts, it rarely appears; in the New Testament, its notable use is in reference to the organized collection among non-Judean assemblies for the benefit of the Judean community (e.g., Romans 15:26; 1 Corinthians 16:1-2), reflecting early communal funding practices. The term does not denote spontaneous giving but an orderly collection with communal participation. Later Christian literature continues this specialized use. Standard English translations render the term as 'collection' (NRSV, ESV), but this may obscure its connotations of communal solidarity and organized mutual support. The English 'collection' fails to convey the sense of purposeful contribution or offering for a particular need.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from λόγος (in the commercial sense); a contribution:--collection, gathering.

Root Family

λογ- (dialogismós) — to speak, to reason, to account

Root λογ- to collect, to reckon, to gather, to account
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
G1261 διαλογισμός reasonings
G1677 ἐλλογέω credit to your account
G2127 εὐλογέω to speak well of
G249 ἄλογος irrational ones
G3049 λογίζομαι was reckoned

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G3048-01 λογεῖαι logeiai N NOM F PL collections organized communal contributions organized communal contributions 1
G3048-02 λογείας logeias N GEN F SG collection of a communal collection communal collection 1

Occurrences in Scripture

2 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G3048-02 1 Corinthians 16:1 λογείας logeias N GEN F SG collection of a communal collection communal collection
G3048-01 1 Corinthians 16:2 λογεῖαι logeiai N NOM F PL collections organized communal contributions organized communal contributions
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