"Come unto me" is a foolish... 'word'?
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While reading Chapter 2 of the Book of the Law today the seventh verse gave me pause.
It goes as follows:
"I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. <<Come unto me>> is a foolish word: for it is I that go."
Perchance I am being foolish... but <<Come unto me>> is not a single word. Is there a significance to this that I am unaware of?
Something to ponder for the day...
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Metaphysically, a "word" is an enunciation. This is preserved in English usage in such examples as, "Do you have word?" or "I'd like to have a word with you," where usually much more than one word is meant.
Besides the metaphysical usage, contemporary dictionaries acknowledge similar ideas. Checking a couple of dictionaries, I find definitions of "word" as "a short talk or conversation"(like my example above); "an expression or utterance;" "news; tidings; information" (like my first example); even "a proverb or motto." But the Liber L. quote is covered by the definition, "an authoritative utterance, or command," as in "His word is law."