Matthew 4:4
Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
word = Rhema word
4487 rhḗma (from 4483 /rhéō, "to speak") – a spoken word, made "by the living voice" (J. Thayer).
Ro 10:17: "So faith proceeds from (spiritual) hearing; moreover this hearing (is consummated) through a rhēma-word (4487 /rhḗma) from Christ" (Gk text).
Short Definition: a thing spoken
Definition: a thing spoken, (a) a word or saying of any kind, as command, report, promise, (b) a thing, matter, business.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
1. properly, that which is or has been uttered by the living voice, thing spoken, word
a. any sound produced by the voice and having a definite meaning.
b. speech, discourse (because it consists of words either few or many).
c. a series of words joined together into a sentence (a declaration of one's mind made in words); an utterance, declaration
2. In imitation of the Hebrew the subject matter of speech, thing spoken of, thing; and that a. so far forth as it is a matter of narration.
b. in so far as it is matter of command
c. a matter of dispute, case at law
Reference:
http://biblehub.com/greek/4487.htm
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