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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.

"'''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.

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].

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]]).

*not translated and omitted from the English - 2 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.  Commentators have pointed out the inadequacy of the English term "word" to capture the full meaning of "logos".<ref>article: [http://www.bible-researcher.com/logos.html In the beginning was the λόγος ... (John 1:1) at bible-researcher.com]</ref>

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.  Commentators have pointed out the inadequacy of the English term "word" to capture the full meaning of "logos".<ref>article: [http://www.bible-researcher.com/logos.html In the beginning was the λόγος ... (John 1:1) at bible-researcher.com]</ref> The Letter to the Hebrews explains that the Son is "the express image" of God (see [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=hebrews%201:1-3&version=KJV Hebrews 1:1-3 KJV]), which can be understood as ''the complete self-expression'' of God the Father.

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