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Word Nerd Wednesday: Logos – The Word That Was (and Is) God

Word Nerd Wednesday: Logos – The Word That Was (and Is) God

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Apr 16, 2025
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What Is Logos?

  • Greek Word: λόγος (Logos)

  • Pronounced: LOW-goss

  • Core Meaning: word, speech, statement, discourse

  • Expanded Meaning: reason, principle, order, divine expression

Used in ancient philosophy and Hellenistic thought to refer to the rational principle governing the universe… and then John drops the mic in John 1:1 by saying that Logos became flesh.

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