(v. 2; John 1:4); and the revelation (ἐφανερώθη) of the λόγος in the flesh (v. 2; John 1:14)—a reference to the “(living) Logos” (cf. Burdick, 100–101; Bultmann, 8) here is conceivable, with τῆς ζωῆς then serving as an attributive genitive. Such a reference, however, is probably ruled out by the fact that (1) it is ἡ ζωή that is picked up, explained, and personified in the following verse (cf. Harris 2003, 48); (2) λόγος is used elsewhere in 1 John (1:10; 2:5, 7, 14; 3:18), but not to refer