G3056

logos

log'-os

Noun Masculine

from G3004; something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ):--account, cause, communication, × concerning, doctrine, fame, × have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say(-ing), shew, × speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work.

1. of speech
   1. a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or idea
   2. what someone has said
      1. a word
      2. the sayings of God
      3. decree, mandate or order
      4. of the moral precepts given by God
      5. Old Testament prophecy given by the prophets
      6. what is declared, a thought, declaration, aphorism, a weighty saying, a dictum, a maxim
   3. discourse
      1. the act of speaking, speech
      2. the faculty of speech, skill and practice in speaking
      3. a kind or style of speaking
      4. a continuous speaking discourse - instruction
   4. doctrine, teaching
   5. anything reported in speech; a narration, narrative
   6. matter under discussion, thing spoken of, affair, a matter in dispute, case, suit at law
   7. the thing spoken of or talked about; event, deed
2. its use as respect to the MIND alone
   1. reason, the mental faculty of thinking, meditating, reasoning, calculating
   2. account, i.e. regard, consideration
   3. account, i.e. reckoning, score
   4. account, i.e. answer or explanation in reference to judgment
   5. relation, i.e. with whom as judge we stand in relation
      1. reason would
   6. reason, cause, ground
3. In John, denotes the essential Word of God, Jesus Christ, the personal wisdom and power in union with God, his minister in creation and government of the universe, the cause of all the world's life both physical and ethical, which for the procurement of man's salvation put on human nature in the person of Jesus the Messiah, the second person in the Godhead, and shone forth conspicuously from His words and deeds.

A Greek philosopher named Heraclitus first used the term Logos around600 B.C. to designate the divine reason or plan which coordinates achanging universe. This word was well suited to John's purpose inJohn 1.

H1697

dabar

daw-baw'

Noun Masculine

from H1696; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause:--act, advice, affair, answer, × any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, × commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, × disease, due, duty, effect, + eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, × ought, × parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, × (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, + song, speech, × spoken, talk, task, + that, × there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.

H2898

tuwb

toob

Noun Masculine

from H2895; good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfare:--fair, gladness, good(-ness, thing, -s), joy, go well with.

H3366

yqar

yek-awr'

Noun Masculine

from H3365; value, i.e. (concretely) wealth; abstractly, costliness, dignity:--honour, precious (things), price.

H4022

meged

meh'-ghed

Noun Masculine

from an unused root probably meaning to be eminent; properly, a distinguished thing; hence something valuable, as a product or fruit:--pleasant, precious fruit (thing).

H4261

machmad

makh-mawd'

Noun Masculine

from H2530; delightful; hence, a delight, i.e. object of affection or desire:--beloved, desire, goodly, lovely, pleasant (thing).

H4262

machmud

makh-mood'

Noun Masculine

or machmuwd {makh-mood'}; from H2530; desired; hence, a valuable:--pleasant thing.

H4339

meyshar

may-shawr'

Noun Masculine

from H3474; evenness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity or concord; also straightness, i.e. (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense; often adverbially):--agreement, aright, that are equal, equity, (things that are) right(-eously, things), sweetly, upright(-ly, -ness).

H4625

ma`aqash

mah-ak-awsh'

Noun Masculine

from H6140; a crook (in a road):--crooked thing.

H5057

nagiyd

naw-gheed'

Noun Masculine

or nagid {naw-gheed'}; from H5046; a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themes:--captain, chief, excellent thing, (chief) governor, leader, noble, prince, (chief) ruler.

H6382

pele'

peh'-leh

Noun Masculine

from H6381; a miracle:--marvellous thing, wonder(-ful, -fully).

H6944

qodesh

ko'-desh

Noun Masculine

from H6942; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity:--consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (X most) holy (X day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.

H7218

ro'sh

roshe

Noun Masculine

from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.):--band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, × every (man), excellent, first, forefront, ((be-))head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), × lead, × poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.

H7230

rob

robe

Noun Masculine

from H7231; abundance (in any respect):--abundance(- antly), all, × common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), × very (age).

H7431

remes

reh'-mes

Noun Masculine

from H7430; a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal:--that creepeth, creeping (moving) thing.

H7991

shaliysh

shaw-leesh'

Noun Masculine

or shalowsh ( 1 Chron. 11:11; 12:18) {shaw- loshe'}; or shalosh (2 Sam. 23:13) {shaw-loshe'}; from H7969; a triple, i.e. (as a musical instrument) a triangle (or perhaps rather three-stringed lute); also (as an indefinite, great quantity) a three-fold measure (perhaps a treble ephah); also (as an officer) a general of the third rank (upward, i.e. the highest):--captain, instrument of musick, (great) lord, (great) measure, prince, three (from the margin).

H8081

shemen

sheh'-men

Noun Masculine

from H8080; grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness:--anointing, × fat (things), × fruitful, oil((-ed)), ointment, olive, + pine.

H8251

shiqquwts

shik-koots'

Noun Masculine

or shiqquts {shik-koots'}; from H8262; disgusting, i.e. filthy; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idol:-- abominable filth (idol, -ation), detestable (thing).

H8318

sherets

sheh'-rets

Noun Masculine

from H8317; a swarm, i.e. active mass of minute animals:--creep(-ing thing), move(-ing creature).