word
Logos denotes a communicated message, especially God’s proclaimed word, and also sayings, speech, an account, or a stated matter.
The sampled verses most often use the term for a message received, proclaimed, heard, preserved, or identified with God or the Lord. It also denotes spoken words or speech, a stated or written saying, and in particular clauses an account or answer given concerning a matter.
Senses in use
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Proclaimed or received divine message · dominant
In Acts 13:46, the accusative singular occurs in the clause saying that the word of God had to be spoken first; in Acts 13:48 the APB renders the hearers as glorifying “the word of the Lord.” The same use is shown where it is received and works in believers in 1 Thessalonians 2:13, and where it is to be preached in 2 Timothy 4:2.
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Spoken words or manner of speaking · common
Plural forms refer to utterances used for instruction or encouragement: 1 Corinthians 14:19 contrasts five words spoken with the mind with many in a tongue, and 1 Thessalonians 4:18 directs encouragement with “these words.” In 1 Corinthians 14:9, the accusative singular concerns an intelligible utterance through the tongue.
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A stated or written saying · occasional
In 1 Corinthians 15:54, the nominative singular is the statement that is written and comes to pass. Plural nominative forms identify the prophets’ words in Acts 15:15 and Jesus’ words that will not pass away in Luke 21:33.
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An account or requested response · rare
In 1 Peter 4:5, the accusative singular occurs in the clause that people will give an account to the judge. In 1 Peter 3:15, it is the requested response concerning the hope within the addressees.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relevant clauses with “word,” “words,” “speech,” “message,” and “account.” These renderings confirm the clauses’ overall communication contexts rather than supplying a separate definition for each occurrence.