The term "reckon" in the Bible is often used to convey the idea of considering, counting, or regarding something in a particular way. It is a term that appears in various contexts throughout Scripture, carrying significant theological implications, especially in the New Testament.

Old Testament Usage

In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word often translated as "reckon" is חָשַׁב (chashab), which means to think, account, or regard. This term is used in contexts that involve counting or considering something with intention or purpose. For example, in Genesis 15:6, it is written, "Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness." Here, the concept of reckoning is implicit in the idea of crediting righteousness to Abram because of his faith.

New Testament Usage

In the New Testament, the Greek word λογίζομαι (logizomai) is frequently translated as "reckon." This term is used in theological discussions, particularly in the writings of the Apostle Paul. It carries the meaning of considering or accounting something as true or real.

One of the most significant uses of "reckon" is found in Romans 6:11 : "So you too must count yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus." Here, Paul instructs believers to reckon themselves as dead to sin, emphasizing the transformative power of identifying with Christ's death and resurrection. This reckoning is not merely a mental exercise but a profound spiritual truth that affects the believer's identity and conduct.

In Romans 4:3-5 , Paul discusses the concept of faith being reckoned as righteousness: "For what does the Scripture say? 'Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.' Now to the one who works, his wages are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation. However, to the one who does not work but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness." This passage highlights the doctrine of justification by faith, where faith is reckoned, or counted, as righteousness apart from works.

Theological Implications

The concept of reckoning in the Bible is deeply tied to the doctrines of justification and sanctification. In justification, God reckons believers as righteous based on their faith in Jesus Christ. This reckoning is a legal declaration, where God imputes the righteousness of Christ to the believer, thus considering them justified before Him.

In sanctification, believers are called to reckon themselves dead to sin and alive to God. This involves a daily recognition and acceptance of their new identity in Christ, leading to a life that reflects the holiness and righteousness of God.

Practical Application

For believers, the act of reckoning involves a conscious decision to align one's thoughts and actions with the truths of Scripture. It requires faith to accept God's declarations about one's identity and status in Christ. By reckoning themselves as dead to sin and alive to God, Christians are empowered to live in victory over sin and to pursue a life of holiness.

In summary, the biblical concept of "reckon" is a powerful tool for understanding one's position in Christ and the transformative impact of faith. It calls believers to a life of faith, grounded in the reality of what God has accomplished through Jesus Christ.1. (v. t.) To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.

2. (v. t.) To count as in a number, rank, or series; to estimate by rank or quality; to place by estimation; to account; to esteem; to repute.

3. (v. t.) To charge, attribute, or adjudge to one, as having a certain quality or value.

4. (v. t.) To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an objective clause; as, I reckon he won't try that again.

5. (v. i.) To make an enumeration or computation; to engage in numbering or computing.

6. (v. i.) To come to an accounting; to make up accounts; to settle; to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; to adjust relations of desert or penalty.

3049. logizomai -- to reckon, to consider
... to reckon, to consider. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: logizomai Phonetic
Spelling: (log-id'-zom-ahee) Short Definition: I reckon, count, decide ...
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4860. sumpsephizo -- to reckon together
... to reckon together. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: sumpsephizo Phonetic Spelling:
(soom-psay-fid'-zo) Short Definition: I compute, reckon up Definition ...
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4817. sullogizomai -- to reckon, to compute, ie to reason
... to reckon, to compute, ie to reason. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: sullogizomai
Phonetic Spelling: (sool-log-id'-zom-ahee) Short Definition: I reason ...
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1469. egkrino -- to judge in, to reckon among
... to judge in, to reckon among. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: egkrino Phonetic
Spelling: (eng-kree'-no) Short Definition: I count among Definition: I ...
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1075. genealogeo -- to trace ancestry
... ancestry. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: genealogeo Phonetic Spelling:
(ghen-eh-al-og-eh'-o) Short Definition: I put into a genealogy, reckon my descent ...
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5585. psephizo -- to count, calculate
... to count, calculate. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: psephizo Phonetic Spelling:
(psay-fid'-zo) Short Definition: I reckon, compute Definition: I reckon ...
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1260. dialogizomai -- to consider
... 1260 (from 1223 , "thoroughly," which intensifies 3049 , "reckon, add up") -- properly,
go back-and-forth when evaluating, in a way that typically leads to a ...
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3053. logismos -- a reasoning, a thought
... 3053 (from 3049 , "to reckon") -- properly, "bottom-line" reasoning that reflects
someone's values, ie how they assign in determining what . ...
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357. analogizomai -- to consider
... 357 (from 303 , ", completing a " intensifying 3049 , "reckon, reason") -- properly,
reason to a by moving through the needed thought-process (analysis); to ...
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4868. sunairo -- to take up together, ie settle accounts
... compute, settle accounts. From sun and airo; to make up together, ie (figuratively)
to compute (an account) -- reckon, take. see GREEK sun. see GREEK airo. ...
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4483. mena -- to number, reckon
mena or menah. 4482b, 4483. mena or menah. 4484 . to number, reckon.
Transliteration: mena or menah Phonetic Spelling: (men-aw') Short Definition: appointed ...
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4487. manah -- to count, number, reckon
... 4486, 4487. manah. 4488 . to count, number, reckon. Transliteration: manah
Phonetic Spelling: (maw-naw') Short Definition: appointed. Word Origin a prim. ...
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8176. shaar -- to calculate, reckon
... 8175c, 8176. shaar. 8177 . to calculate, reckon. Transliteration: shaar Phonetic
Spelling: (shaw-ar') Short Definition: thinks. Word Origin a prim. ...
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5608. saphar -- to count, recount, relate
... commune, account; declare, number, penknife, reckon, scribe, show forth,
speak,. A primitive root; properly, to score with a mark ...
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2803. chashab -- to think, account
... consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast,
hold, imagine, impute, invent, be like, mean, purpose, reckon(-ing be made ...
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6186. arak -- to arrange or set in order
... set) (the battle, self) in array, compare, direct, equal, esteem, estimate, expert
(in war), furnish, handle, join (battle), ordain, (lay, put, reckon up, set ...
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7737. shavah -- to agree with, be like, resemble
... suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.) -- avail, behave, bring forth, compare,
countervail, (be, make) equal, lay, be (make, a-)like, make plain, profit, reckon ...
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6485. paqad -- to attend to, visit, muster, appoint
... go see, hurt, do judgment, lack, lay up, look, make, X by any means, miss, number,
officer, (make) overseer, have (the) oversight, punish, reckon, (call to ...
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May 6. "Reckon Ye Also Yourselves to be Alive unto God" (Rom. vi. ...
... MAY 6. "Reckon ye also yourselves to be alive unto God" (Rom. vi. 11). "Reckon
ye also yourselves to be alive unto God" (Romans 6:11). ...
/.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /may 6 reckon ye also.htm

Whether it is Right to Reckon Error as an Impediment to Marriage?
... OF THE IMPEDIMENT OF ERROR (TWO ARTICLES) Whether it is right to reckon
error as an impediment to marriage? Objection 1: It would ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether it is right to 3.htm

Fourth Sunday after Trinity. I Reckon that the Sufferings of this ...
... Fourth Sunday after Trinity. I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are
not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed in us. ...
/.../winkworth/lyra germanica the christian year/fourth sunday after trinity i.htm

November 11. "Reckon Yourselves Dead, Indeed" (Rom. vi. 11).
... NOVEMBER 11. "Reckon yourselves dead, indeed" (Rom. vi. 11). "Reckon
yourselves dead, indeed" (Romans 6:11). Our life from the ...
/.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /november 11 reckon yourselves dead.htm

But, Coming to the Next Point, we are not to Reckon among Human ...
... Book 2 Chapter 41. But, coming to the next point, we are not to reckon among
human institutions? 41. But, coming to the next point ...
/.../augustine/on christian doctrine in four books/chapter 41 but coming to.htm

That a Man Ought not to Reckon Himself Worthy of Consolation, but ...
... THE THIRD BOOK. ON INWARD CONSOLATION CHAPTER LII That a man ought not to reckon
himself worthy of consolation, but more worthy of chastisement. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kempis/imitation of christ/chapter lii that a man.htm

Of what Kind we are to Reckon the Rest (Requies), and End (Finis) ...
... Book XI. Chapter 6."Of What Kind We are to Reckon the Rest (Requies), and
End (Finis), of the Will in Vision. 10. Perhaps we can ...
/.../augustine/on the holy trinity/chapter 6 of what kind we.htm

Of the Old Testament, Therefore, First of all There have Been ...
... Then Jesus Nave, (Joshua the son of Nun), The Book of Judges together with Ruth;
then four books of Kings (Reigns), which the Hebrews reckon two; the Book of ...
/.../37 of the old testament.htm

Death to Sin is the Way Out into a Life of Holiness.
... Lord Jesus Christ shuts off the life of sin; like the silted-up channel, it stands
a blessed invisible barrier between us and sinning, as we "reckon" it there ...
//christianbookshelf.org/trotter/parables of the cross/death to sin is the.htm

On the Words of the Gospel, Matt. xvii. 21, "How Oft Shall My ...
... times sufficient?" "It is not sufficient," saith the Lord, "I say not unto thee,
Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven." [2774] Now reckon up how ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon xxxiii on the words.htm

Reckon (34 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of chances; hence, to think;
to suppose; -- followed by an objective clause; as, I reckon he won't try ...
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Esteem (25 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To set a value on; to appreciate the
worth of; to estimate; to value; to reckon. 2. (vt) To set ...
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Calculate (7 Occurrences)
... 1. (vi) To ascertain or determine by mathematical processes, usually by the ordinary
rules of arithmetic; to reckon up; to estimate; to compute. ...
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Imputation
... also from the other English words used in the King James Version to translate these
Hebrew and Greek words, as, for example, "to count," "to reckon," "to esteem ...
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Compute (3 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To determine calculation; to reckon; to count.
2. (n.) Computation. Multi-Version Concordance Compute (3 Occurrences). ...
/c/compute.htm - 7k

Count (85 Occurrences)
... tell or name one by one, or by groups, for the purpose of ascertaining the whole
number of units in a collection; to number; to enumerate; to compute; to reckon...
/c/count.htm - 33k

Reckoning (32 Occurrences)
... 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reckon. 2. (n.) The act of one who reckons, counts,
or computes; the result of reckoning or counting; calculation. ...
/r/reckoning.htm - 16k

Number (2370 Occurrences)
... 10. (n.) To count; to reckon; to ascertain the units of; to enumerate. 11.
(n.) To reckon as one of a collection or multitude. 12. ...
/n/number.htm - 40k

Guided (86 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 10:2 I beseech you not to compel me when present to make a bold display
of the confidence with which I reckon I shall show my 'courage' against ...
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Worldly (25 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 10:2 I beseech you not to compel me when present to make a bold display
of the confidence with which I reckon I shall show my 'courage' against ...
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