Greek · Strong's G3056
λόγος
lógos (LOH-gos)
noun, masculine
Word, message, reason — and supremely, the eternal Word who became flesh.
Lógos in classical Greek meant a spoken word, a reasoned account, the rational principle behind reality. John takes this rich philosophical term and stuns the reader: 'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God ... and the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us' (John 1:1, 14).
Lógos is also used hundreds of times for the message of the gospel — 'the word of God,' 'the word of life,' 'the word of truth' — emphasizing both its content (a definite revelation) and its power (it accomplishes God's purposes, Isaiah 55:11).
Common English renderings
- word
- saying
- message
- account
Key verses
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
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"And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth."
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"For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart."
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"That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of life"
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"And he is arrayed in a garment sprinkled with blood: and his name is called The Word of God."
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