What does Logos mean and where does it appear?

• A. Logos is the Hebrew name for God appearing in Genesis 1
• B. Logos means 'light' in Latin appearing in John 8
• C. Logos is 'breath' in Greek appearing in Revelation
• D. Logos is the Greek word for 'Word' or 'reason,' appearing in John 1:1-14

Answer: (D)

Logos is the Greek term that means “Word” or “reason,” used in John to present Jesus as the pre-existent divine Word who was with God in the beginning and who was God, and who became flesh to dwell among us. In John 1:1-14, the Word is described as existing with God, being God, and through whom all things were made, then taking on human nature in Jesus. This ties Jesus to God’s self-revelation and creative agency, showing that he is not merely a messenger but the living disclosure of God Himself. The other options mix up language, meaning, and scriptural context—Hebrew terms in Genesis refer to God as Elohim, not Logos; “light” and Latin terms don’t capture the specific Greek term and its Johannine usage; and Pneuma/Breath is a different concept and not the particular identity being affirmed in John 1:1-14.