In the three scopes of meanings of the word Veda, which meaning is used by the Vedas themselves?

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In the three scopes of meanings of the word Veda which meaning is used by the Vedas themselves answer the Vedas are a very vast body of literature and when there is a generic reference to Vedas it is not that they use it in any one particular sense generally if you look at the meanings of words, meanings also evolve over time the study of word origins if you consider etymology that describes not only how a particular meaning of the word originated, how the word originated and then how it evolved to have different meanings at different times so the Vedas themselves if they are there are self-reference to themselves then they are referring to the four Vedic texts primarily like Shambhu, Yudha and Atharva but then in the subsequent tradition the word Veda is used in many different ways for example in the Bhagavad Gita itself Krishna says in this context he is clearly referring to Vedas in the restrictive sense of the specific body of literature which talks about Karmakand but when Krishna later says at that time he is referring to something else he is referring there to the body of literature known as the whole body of knowledge which is called the Vedas and that includes not just the four Vedas but the subsequent literature also so the Vedic body of knowledge and in general this verse can be read to mean all knowledge is ultimately meant to point us towards Krishna so meanings of words are contextual and since the Vedas are a very vast body of knowledge we will have to look at specific references to find out what meaning is used where and even then that particular understanding may not be of much substantial use because that would be the meaning only in that particular context in that particular section of that particular book and that meaning may not be relevant in the way the word is used