Logos (Word) — Meaning in the Bible
Greek for "word", "message" or "account". John's Gospel calls Jesus "the Word" who was with God and was God, and became flesh.
Scripture in WEBWorld English Bible — Protestant Edition
What it means
John begins "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God", and later says the Word became flesh and lived among us. John 1:1–3John 1:14
Elsewhere logos often simply means a message or saying, such as the word of God spoken or preached. Luke 8:11Acts 4:31Hebrews 4:12
Key passages
- John 1:1–18 — The Word became flesh.
- Luke 8:11 — The seed is the word of God.
- Hebrews 4:12 — The word of God is living.
- 1 John 1:1 — The Word of life.
Original language
A Strong’s number is a reference identifier, not a complete definition: what a word means in a passage depends on its context. Lexical data: STEPBible.org, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).