|The Greek word is λόγος (logos), which has a wide variety of profound meanings, but its primary meaning is logic (as in truth). Its use three times in repetition suggests three different nuances, which would be expressed more fully with three different English terms: Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος. The second of the three phrases uses the Greek word ''pros'' (πρὸς), meaning "before" or "toward," which suggests "acting on behalf." See the talk page for further discussion of this translation. | |The Greek word is λόγος (logos), which has a wide variety of profound meanings, but its primary meaning is logic (as in truth). Its use three times in repetition suggests three different nuances, which would be expressed more fully with three different English terms: Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος. The second of the three phrases uses the Greek word ''pros'' (πρὸς), meaning "before" or "toward," which suggests "acting on behalf." See the talk page for further discussion of this translation. |