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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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| − | This calls into question the translation of "logos" as "Word" in the beginning of the Gospel of John. | + | This calls into question the translation of "logos" as "Word" in the beginning of the Gospel of John. Under the view of some biblical scholars, logos was used by [[John the Apostle]] to describe the second person of the [[Holy Trinity]], [[Jesus]], as the Word of God. |
== Conservapedia Bible Project == | == Conservapedia Bible Project == | ||
Revision as of 23:44, June 19, 2015
"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 600 B.C. in order to mean divine reason.
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. Under the view of some biblical scholars, logos was used by John the Apostle to describe the second person of the Holy Trinity, Jesus, as the Word of God.
Conservapedia Bible Project
The Conservapedia Bible Project translates this term beyond others as "logic", "perfection", and "truth". These meanings cannot be found in distinguished Greek-English lexicons as Liddell and Scott "A Greek–English Lexicon" (the standard lexicographical work of the Ancient Greek language) or Lampe's "Patristic Greek Lexicon", which specializes on the Greek of the early Christian authors.
Possible Confusion
λόγος (word, reason) shouldn't be confused with logic (ἡ λογική).
Also see
Heraclitus (circa 535–475 BC)