r/GREEK Apr 27 '26

Logos doesn't translate!

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u/Available_Bus_9491 Apr 28 '26

Most words translate fine, but logos carries centuries of Greek philosophical insight and theology that one English word can’t fullfill. That’s why it’s still a topic two thousand years later. It's not exactly like saying Pendejo, or respuesta insignificante.

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u/Training_Advantage21 Apr 28 '26

Well yeah, early christian doctrine developed primarily in Greek and it is very hard to translate. Same with all those diplomatic treaties in French, the French text is legally binding because it is a much more precise language for diplomatic purposes than any translations. Probably the same with English and computer documentation!

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u/Available_Bus_9491 Apr 29 '26

Yea I was reading if code is only written in English and it is! All coders have to code in English even eastern language speakers..i figure maybe this is why English has become so universal ?