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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Word and words

Hi, what is the difference?

The word of God
The words of God
  

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I know that logically, it should be "words" because there is more than one word. However, idiomatically, we say "the word of ***" to refer to anything attributed to ***. We also use the word "word" to refer to promise.

— BarbaraPA

  • I know that logically, it should be "words" because there is more than one word.
  • However, idiomatically, we say "the word of ***" to refer to anything attributed to ***.
  • We also use the word "word" to refer to promise.
  • "I give you my word" means "I promise you," but I don't believe that this use is associated with "the word of ***" as though everything attributed to Him is a promise.
  • Maybe someone with more theology can give a better answer.
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I know that logically, it should be "words" because there is more than one word.

However, idiomatically, we say "the word of ***" to refer to anything attributed to ***.

We also use the word "word" to refer to promise. "I give you my word" means "I promise you," but I don't believe that this use is associated with "the word of ***" as though everything attributed to Him is a pr
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