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made”), the reality and totality of His human nature, and His glory “as of the only
begotten from the Father,”
RV
(marg., “an only begotten from a father”), the absence of
the article in each place lending stress to the nature and character of the relationship; His
was the
glory in open manifestation; v. 18 consummates the identification: “the
only-begotten Son (
RV
marg., many ancient authorities read “God only begotten,”),
which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him,” thus fulfilling the
significance of the title “
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,” the “Word,” the personal manifestation, not of a part of
the divine nature, but of the whole deity (see
IMAGE
).
The title is used also in 1 John 1, “the Word of life” combining the two declarations
in John 1:1 and 4 and Rev. 19:13 (for 1 John 5:7 see
THREE
).
2.
(
:
, 4487) denotes “that which is spoken, what is uttered in speech or
writing”; in the singular, “a word,” e.g., Matt. 12:36; 27:14; 2 Cor. 12:4; 13:1; Heb.
12:19; in the plural, speech, discourse, e.g., John 3:34; 8:20; Acts 2:14; 6:11, 13; 11:14;
13:42; 26:25; Rom. 10:18; 2 Pet. 3:2; Jude 17; it is used of the gospel in Rom. 10:8
(twice), 17,
RV
, “the word of Christ” (i.e., the “word” which preaches Christ); 10:18; 1
Pet. 1:25 (twice); of a statement, command, instruction, e.g., Matt. 26:75; Luke 1:37,
RV
,
“(no) word (from God shall be void of power)”, v. 38; Acts 11:16; Heb. 11:3.
The significance of
(as distinct from
) is exemplified in the injunction to
take “the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,” Eph. 6:17; here the reference is
not to the whole Bible as such, but to the individual scripture which the Spirit brings to
our remembrance for use in time of need, a prerequisite being the regular storing of the
mind with Scripture.
Notes:
(1)
,
, “a word,” is used in a phrase in Heb. 7:9, lit., “(as to say) a word,”
RV
, “(so to) say,”
KJV
, “(as I may so) say”;
is reasoned speech,
, an utterance,
, “the articulated expression of a thought” (AbbottSmith). (2) In Rom. 16:18,
KJV
,
, “useful discourse” (
, “beneficial”), is rendered “good words” [
RV
,
“smooth … (speech)”].¶ (3) For
, 1 Pet. 2:2 (
RV
, “spiritual”), rendered “of the
word,”
KJV
, see
MILK
. (4) For the verb
, rendered “to bring word,” see
BRING
,
No. 36. (5) In Matt. 2:13,
KJV
,
, “to tell” (
RV
), is rendered “bring … word.” (6) For
“enticing words,” Col. 2:4, see
ENTICE
and
PERSUASIVENESS
. (7) For “strifes of words,” 1
Tim. 6:4,
KJV
, and “strive … about words,” 2 Tim. 2:14, see
STRIFE
,
STRIVE
. (8) For
$
, Acts 24:4, “a few words,” see
FEW
, B.¶ For the same phrase see
FEW
, A, Nos.
1 and 2.
WORK (Noun and Verb), WROUGHT
A. Nouns.
1.
(
+$
, 2041) denotes (I) “work, employment, task,” e.g., Mark 13:34; John
4:34; 17:4; Acts 13:2; Phil. 2:30; 1 Thess. 5:13; in Acts 5:38 with the idea of enterprise;
(II), “a deed, act,” (a) of God, e.g., John 6:28, 29; 9:3; 10:37; 14:10; Acts 13:41; Rom.
14:20; Heb. 1:10; 2:7; 3:9; 4:3, 4, 10; Rev. 15:3; (b) of Christ, e.g., Matt. 11:2; especially
in John, 5:36; 7:3, 21; 10:25, 32, 33, 38; 14:11, 12; 15:24; Rev. 2:26; (c) of believers,
e.g., Matt. 5:16; Mark 14:6; Acts 9:36; Rom. 13:3; Col. 1:10; 1 Thess. 1:3, “work of