Modern Summary of Abbott-Smith’s Lexicon (1922)
The word "logos" primarily refers to something that expresses thought, such as a word, speech, or statement. It can describe spoken or written communication, teachings, commands, or declarations, including those attributed to God or religious doctrine. Additionally, it can signify reasoning, an account, or a matter being discussed, and in some contexts, it refers to the concept of the Divine Word.
word; the spoken or written message
The Greek word logos fundamentally means "word; the spoken or written message." It is translated in the KJV as "account", "cause", "communication", "concerning", reflecting its range of use in Scripture.
Acts as a root form within the "from G3004 (λέγω);" word family, giving rise to related terms across Scripture.
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
In the New Testament, logos appears in passages such as John 1:1. The variety of contexts in which logos appears reveals that its meaning is not confined to a single usage but expands across different literary and theological settings.
Its Hebrew parallels include דָּבָר (dâbâr), אֵמֶר (êmer), revealing shared conceptual ground across the biblical languages. Thematically connected words include φῶς (phōs).
The semantic range of logos — spanning meanings like account, cause, communication — suggests a word whose full significance cannot be captured by a single English term. As part of the "from G3004 (λέγω);" word family, this term connects to a broader network of related concepts in biblical thought.
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"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, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."
"And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God."
"Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:"
"That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;"
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דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
אֵמֶר
êmer
something said
φῶς
phōs
compare G5316 (φαίνω), G5346 (φημί)); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
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דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
φῶς
phōs
compare G5316 (φαίνω), G5346 (φημί)); luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
אֵמֶר
êmer
something said
λέγω
legō
properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 (ἔπω) and G5346 (φημί) generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 (ῥέω) is properly to break si
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