G1677 — ἐλλογέω (ellogeō)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G1677
Original: ἐλλογέω
Transliteration: ellogeō
Pronunciation: el-log-eh'-o
Part of Speech: Verb
Root: ἐν (en) + λόγος (logos, G3056) in the sense of "account/reckoning"
Occurrences: 2 unique verses (4 tokens)
First Occurrence: Rom 5:13 — "For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law."
Hapax Legomenon: No (dis legomenon — 2 verses)

Lexicon Definition¶

From ἐν and λόγος (in the sense of account); to reckon in, set to one's account, lay to one's charge, impute. Thayer: "τοῦτο ἐμοὶ ἐλλόγει (ἐλλόγα), charge this to my account, Philemon 1:18; sin the penalty of which is under consideration, Romans 5:13." Attested in inscriptions (Boeckh) and the Edict of Diocletian; variant form ἐλλογάω equivalent to ἐλλογέω.

Louw-Nida Semantic Domain¶

Domain 057.020: Keep Records — to record, to list, to charge
Domain 033.005: Written Language — to record, to list, to charge
Glosses: to record | to list | to charge

Domain Neighbors (057.020 — Keep Records)¶

Strong's	Lemma	Total Verses	Primary KJV Translation(s)
G1247	διακονέω (diakoneō)	13	ministered, serve
G3049	λογίζομαι (logizomai)	40	think, imputed, counted, reckoned
G3056	λόγος (logos)	212	word, words
G3623	οἰκονόμος (oikonomos)	7	steward, stewards
G4868	συναίρω (sunairō)	3	reckoneth, take
G5132	τράπεζα (trapeza)	13	table, tables

Verb Form Distribution¶

Form	Reference	Parsing	Translation
ἐλλογεῖται	Rom 5:13	Present Passive Indicative 3S	"is...imputed"
ἐλλόγα	Phm 1:18	Present Active Imperative 2S	"put...on [mine account]"

Both attestations are present tense. The passive in Rom 5:13 describes a condition (sin not being charged), while the active imperative in Phm 1:18 is a direct request to charge a debt.

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Verses	%
imputed	1	50%
put...on [account]	1	50%

Note: The KJV tokenization splits Phm 1:18 into "put" + "on" across the phrase "put that on mine account."

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Philemon	1	4.0
Romans	1	0.2

Concentrated exclusively in Pauline epistles. The two occurrences span Paul's theological argument (Romans) and personal correspondence (Philemon), demonstrating both theological and commercial register.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Theological Imputation — Sin Not Charged¶

Rom 5:13 — "For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law."

Paul uses ellogeō in the passive to describe the non-reckoning of sin to a person's account when law is absent. The verb frames sin as a bookkeeping entry that requires a legal standard (nomos) to be formally registered.

2. Commercial Account — Debt Charged to a Person¶

Phm 1:18 — "If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account."

Paul uses ellogeō in the active imperative, asking Philemon to transfer Onesimus's debt to Paul's ledger. This is explicit accounting language: crediting one person's liability to another's account.

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
ἁμαρτία (hamartia)	G266	1x (50%)	"sin is not ellogeō-ed" — sin as the item (not) charged
νόμος (nomos)	G3551	1x (50%)	"when there is no law" — law as the prerequisite for imputation
ἀδικέω (adikeō)	G91	1x (50%)	"if he hath wronged thee" — wrongdoing generating the debt to be charged
ὀφείλω (opheilō)	G3784	1x (50%)	"or oweth thee ought" — financial obligation preceding the charge
κόσμος (kosmos)	G2889	1x (50%)	"sin was in the world" — universal scope of the imputation question

Word Family / Cognates (λόγος Root)¶

G3056 λόγος (logos) — word, reason, account — the root noun
G3049 λογίζομαι (logizomai) — to reckon, count, impute (40v) — the primary NT imputation verb
G3053 λογισμός (logismos) — reasoning, calculation (2v) — cognate noun for the mental reckoning process

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
λογίζομαι (logizomai)	G3049	"imputed" (7v)	logizomai is the general reckoning verb (40v, broad semantic range including "think/consider/count"); ellogeō is specifically commercial — to enter into a ledger
חָשַׁב (chashab)	H2803	"imputed" (4v, OT)	chashab is the Hebrew counterpart to logizomai; ellogeō has no direct Hebrew antecedent
שׂוּם (suwm)	H7760	"imputed" (1v)	suwm means "to put/place" generally; imputation is a marginal use

Hebrew Source¶

No Hebrew sources found via LXX mapping. ellogeō appears only in the NT and is attested in Hellenistic inscriptions and price edicts, not as an LXX translation of any Hebrew word.