Word study · Greek

logeía

collection, fund-raising

Say it: log-EE-ah (approximate)

λογεία

What it means

A collection of money, used almost exclusively for the contribution Paul organized for the poor in Jerusalem (16:1-2). The word appears nowhere else in the New Testament.

Range of meaning

  • CollectionMoney gathered for a purpose.
  • ContributionA gift to others.

In 1 Corinthians

  • Chapter 16

    "Now concerning the collection for the saints" (16:1-2).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G3048 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources