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The broad, multifarious meanings of the term "logos" illustrates an imprecision in the Greek language, and the weakness of the language in conveying some of the powerful new concepts of Christianity, despite how Greek was far more sophisticated than a
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"'''Logos'''" ([[Greek]]: λόγος) is the [[Greek]] term In Greek "logos" means word, reason or speech.  [[Heraclitus]], a Greek philosopher, first used the term "logos", around perhaps 500 B.C., in order to mean '''divine reason'''.
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"'''Logos'''" ([[Greek]]: λόγος) is the [[Greek]] term In Greek "logos" means word, reason or speech.  [[Heraclitus]], a Greek philosopher, first used the term "logos", around perhaps 500 B.C., in order to mean '''divine reason'''.  The broad, multifarious meanings of the term "logos" illustrates an imprecision in the Greek language, and the weakness of the language in conveying some of the powerful new concepts of [[Christianity]], despite how Greek was far more sophisticated than any other ancient language.
    
When used in connection with thought or the mind, as in John 1:1, logos means the mental faculty of thinking and reasoning.  In the beginning was "logos", referring to the mind or thought of God.  If wikis had existed in ancient Greece, then the meaning of "logos" might have included a wiki!  Other example uses of logos in the [[Bible]] are in Luke 8:11, Hebrews 4:12, and Philippians 2:16.
 
When used in connection with thought or the mind, as in John 1:1, logos means the mental faculty of thinking and reasoning.  In the beginning was "logos", referring to the mind or thought of God.  If wikis had existed in ancient Greece, then the meaning of "logos" might have included a wiki!  Other example uses of logos in the [[Bible]] are in Luke 8:11, Hebrews 4:12, and Philippians 2:16.
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