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In [[literature]], logos refers to an appeal to logic, as opposed to an appeal to emotion ([[pathos]]) or an appeal to authority ([[ethos]]). | In [[literature]], logos refers to an appeal to logic, as opposed to an appeal to emotion ([[pathos]]) or an appeal to authority ([[ethos]]). | ||
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| + | In the [[King James Version]], "logos" is translated as follows: | ||
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| + | *"word" - a total of 218 times | ||
| + | *"saying" - 50 times | ||
| + | *a variety of different terms - 32 times | ||
| + | *"account" - 8 times | ||
| + | *"speech" - 8 times | ||
| + | *"Word" as in Christ - 7 times, mostly in the first verses of the [[Gospel of John]] | ||
| + | *"thing" - 5 times | ||
| + | *not translated and omitted from the English - 2 times | ||
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| + | This calls into question the translation of "logos" as "Word" in the beginning of the Gospel of John. | ||
==Also see== | ==Also see== | ||
Revision as of 17:27, June 19, 2015
"Logos" is the Greek term used by St. John to describe the second person of the Holy Trinity, the Word of God. In Greek "logos" means word, reason or speech.
In literature, logos refers to an appeal to logic, as opposed to an appeal to emotion (pathos) or an appeal to authority (ethos).
In the King James Version, "logos" is translated as follows:
- "word" - a total of 218 times
- "saying" - 50 times
- a variety of different terms - 32 times
- "account" - 8 times
- "speech" - 8 times
- "Word" as in Christ - 7 times, mostly in the first verses of the Gospel of John
- "thing" - 5 times
- not translated and omitted from the English - 2 times
This calls into question the translation of "logos" as "Word" in the beginning of the Gospel of John.
Also see
Heraclitus (circa 535–475 BC)