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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].

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>

"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.

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.