Logos - Revision history

Aschlafly: improved

2025-07-10T20:49:10Z

improved

Aschlafly: In Greek "logos" means word, reason, teaching, or speech

2025-03-02T19:10:40Z

In Greek "logos" means word, reason, teaching, or speech

Conservative: /* See also */

2021-06-14T16:12:48Z

Conservative: /* Conservapedia Bible Project */

2021-06-14T16:12:31Z

Conservapedia Bible Project

Dataclarifier: linked Cornelius a Lapide

2019-10-29T06:30:01Z

linked Cornelius a Lapide

Dataclarifier: expanded Heb 4:12 to 4:12-13 ESV as directly relevant to the argument being presented

2019-07-17T05:25:53Z

expanded Heb 4:12 to 4:12-13 ESV as directly relevant to the argument being presented

Dataclarifier: "refers to how God" (how God what?) - completed the phrase on the basis of the cited text Hebrews 4:12 as "how God omnisciently knows what is in man"

2019-07-17T05:23:20Z

"refers to how God" (how God what?) - completed the phrase on the basis of the cited text Hebrews 4:12 as "how God omnisciently knows what is in man"

Dataclarifier: /* Multiple translations of John 1:1 */ link to http://biblehub.com/commentaries/jfb/john/1.htm

2017-01-19T00:30:10Z

Multiple translations of John 1:1: link to http://biblehub.com/commentaries/jfb/john/1.htm

Dataclarifier: /* Multiple translations of John 1:1 */ link to http://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/john-1-1.html

2017-01-19T00:27:56Z

Multiple translations of John 1:1: link to http://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/john-1-1.html

Dataclarifier: /* Multiple translations of John 1:1 */ link to http://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/matthew-henry-concise/john/1.html

2017-01-19T00:25:57Z

Multiple translations of John 1:1: link to http://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/matthew-henry-concise/john/1.html

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:49, July 10, 2025
Line 1:		Line 1:
	"'''Logos'''" ([[Greek]]: λόγος) is the [[Greek]] term used in the beginning of the Gospel according to John. In [[Greek]] "logos" means word, reason, teaching,<ref>See {{bibleref\|Hebrews\|6\|1}}</ref> 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.		"'''Logos'''" ([[Greek]]: λόγος) is the [[Greek]] term used in the beginning of the Gospel according to John. In [[Greek]] "logos" means word, reason, teaching,<ref>See {{bibleref\|Hebrews\|6\|1}}</ref> 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.
		+
		+	As explained by [[PBS]], logos is:
		+	{{cquote\|A principle originating in classical Greek thought which refers to a universal divine reason, immanent in nature, yet transcending all oppositions and imperfections in the cosmos and humanity. An eternal and unchanging truth present from the time of creation, available to every individual who seeks it. A unifying and liberating revelatory force which reconciles the human with the divine; manifested in the world as an act of God's love in the form of the Christ.<ref>https://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/theogloss/logos-body.html#:~:text=A%20principle%20originating%20in%20classical,every%20individual%20who%20seeks%20it.</ref>}}

	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 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%208:11&version=KJV Luke 8:11], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=hebrews%204:12&version=KJV Hebrews 4:12], and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=philippians%202:16&version=KJV 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 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%208:11&version=KJV Luke 8:11], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=hebrews%204:12&version=KJV Hebrews 4:12], and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=philippians%202:16&version=KJV Philippians 2:16].

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:10, March 2, 2025
Line 1:		Line 1:
−	"'''Logos'''" ([[Greek]]: λόγος) is the [[Greek]] term used in the beginning of the Gospel according to John. 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.	+	"'''Logos'''" ([[Greek]]: λόγος) is the [[Greek]] term used in the beginning of the Gospel according to John. In [[Greek]] "logos" means word, reason, teaching,<ref>See {{bibleref\|Hebrews\|6\|1}}</ref> 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 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%208:11&version=KJV Luke 8:11], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=hebrews%204:12&version=KJV Hebrews 4:12], and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=philippians%202:16&version=KJV 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 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%208:11&version=KJV Luke 8:11], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=hebrews%204:12&version=KJV Hebrews 4:12], and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=philippians%202:16&version=KJV Philippians 2:16].

@@ Line 35: / Line 35: @@
 ==See also==
 *[[Word of God]]
 *[[Rhema]]
 *[http://biblehub.com/greek/3056.htm Strong's lengthy list of meanings for "logos"]

@@ Line 29: / Line 29: @@
 *[http://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/john-1-1.html Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible]
 *[http://biblehub.com/commentaries/jfb/john/1.htm Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary]
 == Possible Confusion ==

@@ Line 6: / Line 6: @@
 "word", because it refers there to how God [[Omniscience|omnisciently]] knows what is in man:<ref>[[ESV]] translation used here.</ref>
 {{cquote|For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.}}
-It has been suggested that "logos" in Hebrews 4:12 above should be translated as "Christ" (based on the interpretation of many Fathers, such as Oecumenius, Theophylact, Thomas Aquinas, Lyra, Cajetan, Clarius, Justinian, Cornelius a Lapide, Jac. Cappellus, Gomar, Owen, Heinsius, Alting, Clericus, Cramer, Ewald—see [http://www.biblehub.com/commentaries/hebrews/4-12.htm commentaries on Hebrews 4:12]).  ''Hebrews'' uses the term "logos" frequently.
+It has been suggested that "logos" in Hebrews 4:12 above should be translated as "Christ" (based on the interpretation of many Fathers, such as Oecumenius, Theophylact, Thomas Aquinas, Lyra, Cajetan, Clarius, Justinian, [[Cornelius a Lapide]], Jac. Cappellus, Gomar, Owen, Heinsius, Alting, Clericus, Cramer, Ewald—see [http://www.biblehub.com/commentaries/hebrews/4-12.htm commentaries on Hebrews 4:12]).  ''Hebrews'' uses the term "logos" frequently.
 In [[literature]], logos refers to an appeal to logic, as opposed to an appeal to emotion ([[pathos]]) or an appeal to authority ([[ethos]]).

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 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 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%208:11&version=KJV Luke 8:11], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=hebrews%204:12&version=KJV Hebrews 4:12], and [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=philippians%202:16&version=KJV Philippians 2:16].
-The use of "logos" in Hebrews 4:12 demonstrates that it cannot be accurately translated merely as
+The use of "logos" in Hebrews 4:12-13 demonstrates that it cannot be accurately translated merely as
 "word", because it refers there to how God [[Omniscience|omnisciently]] knows what is in man:<ref>[[ESV]] translation used here.</ref>
-{{cquote|For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.}}
+{{cquote|For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.}}
 It has been suggested that "logos" in Hebrews 4:12 above should be translated as "Christ" (based on the interpretation of many Fathers, such as Oecumenius, Theophylact, Thomas Aquinas, Lyra, Cajetan, Clarius, Justinian, Cornelius a Lapide, Jac. Cappellus, Gomar, Owen, Heinsius, Alting, Clericus, Cramer, Ewald—see [http://www.biblehub.com/commentaries/hebrews/4-12.htm commentaries on Hebrews 4:12]).  ''Hebrews'' uses the term "logos" frequently.

@@ Line 28: / Line 28: @@
 *[http://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/matthew-henry-concise/john/1.html Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary]
 *[http://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/john-1-1.html Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible]
-*[[Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary]]
+*[http://biblehub.com/commentaries/jfb/john/1.htm Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary]
 == Conservapedia Bible Project ==

@@ Line 26: / Line 26: @@
 ''See'' [http://biblehub.com/john/1-1.htm John 1:1 at biblehub.com] This online site includes classic (conservative Protestant) Parallel Commentaries:
-*[[Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary]]
+*[http://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/matthew-henry-concise/john/1.html Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary]
 *[[Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible]]
 *[[Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary]]