(Gr. Logos), one of the titles of our Lord, found only in the writings of John (John 1:1-14; 1 John 1:1; Revelation 19:13). As such, Christ is the revealer of God. His office is to make God known. "No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him" (John 1:18). This title designates the divine nature of Christ. As the Word, he "was in the beginning" and "became flesh." "The Word was with God " and "was God," and was the Creator of all things (Comp. Psalm 33: 6; 107:20; 119:89; 147:18; Isaiah 40:8).

Word of God

(Hebrews 4:12, etc.). The Bible so called because the writers of its several books were God's organs in communicating his will to men. It is his "word," because he speaks to us in its sacred pages. Whatever the inspired writers here declare to be true and binding upon us, God declares to be true and binding. This word is infallible, because written under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and therefore free from all error of fact or doctrine or precept. (see INSPIRATION; BIBLE.) All saving knowledge is obtained from the word of God. In the case of adults it is an indispensable means of salvation, and is efficacious thereunto by the gracious influence of the Holy Spirit (John 17:17; 2 Timothy 3:15, 16; 1 Peter 1:23).

Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) The spoken sign of a conception or an idea; an articulate or vocal sound, or a combination of articulate and vocal sounds, uttered by the human voice, and by custom expressing an idea or ideas; a single component part of human speech or language; a constituent part of a sentence; a term; a vocable.

2. (n.) Hence, the written or printed character, or combination of characters, expressing such a term; as, the words on a page.

3. (n.) Talk; discourse; speech; language.

4. (n.) Account; tidings; message; communication; information; -- used only in the singular.

5. (n.) Signal; order; command; direction.

6. (n.) Language considered as implying the faith or authority of the person who utters it; statement; affirmation; declaration; promise.

7. (n.) Verbal contention; dispute.

8. (n.) A brief remark or observation; an expression; a phrase, clause, or short sentence.

9. (v. i.) To use words, as in discussion; to argue; to dispute.

10. (v. t.) To express in words; to phrase.

11. (v. t.) To ply with words; also, to cause to be by the use of a word or words.

12. (v. t.) To flatter with words; to cajole.