From 3004 something "said" (including the "thought"); by implication a "topic" (subject of discourse), also "reasoning" (the mental faculty) or "motive"; by extension a "computation"; specifically (with the article in John) the Divine "Expression" (that is, "Christ"): - account, cause, communication, X concerning, doctrine, fame, X have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say (-ing), shew, X speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work.