The Apocryphon of John - Dictionary

THE APOCRYPHON OF JOHN - DICTIONARY

aeon:

aeon has several meanings. It can be spelled as eon or æon.
Its original meaning was 'life' and or 'being'.
We use the word eon to mean, age, or eternity.

This is a Latin transliteration, which came from the koine Greek word
? ? (ho aion), from the archaic ?? (aiwon). If you read Homer, they define aeon as life to one's lifespan.

For our purposes, we need to see this word in terms of Gnosticism, for this is a Gnostic Gospel.

Aeon in their definition means one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being, and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.



Androgynous

1. being both male and female; hermaphroditic.
2.
having both masculine and feminine characteristics.
3.
having an ambiguous sexual identity.


archon: ruler or lord

In the study of Gnosticism, the archons are those of several servants, to the Demiurge, the 'creator god'.

These are said to stand between humans and a transcendent God. In order to reach transcendent God, humans have to go through gnosis, meaning knowledge. Thus the angels and demons written within the Old Testament.


beneficent: doing good or causing good to be done.


Epinoia: This is about thinking upon a subject to ascertain the meaning, or otherwise known as the power of thought. In the case of the study of a Gnostic text, this is considered the name of the first passive aeon or spiritual entity which forms part of a cosmic heirarchy.



Ineffable

Unable to be explained in words.
Unspeakable
Not to be uttered
Taboo



Monad

mon·ad
? ?[mon-ad, moh-nad] Show IPA
noun
1.
Biology .
a.
any simple, single-celled organism.
b.
any of various small, flagellate, colorless ameboids with one to three flagella, especially of the genus Monas.
2.
Chemistry . an element, atom, or group having a valence of one. Compare dyad ( def. 3 ) , triad ( def. 2a ) .
3.
Philosophy .
a.
(in the metaphysics of Leibniz) an unextended, indivisible, and indestructible entity that is the basic or ultimate constituent of the universe and a microcosm of it.
b.
(in the philosophy of Giordano Bruno) a basic and irreducible metaphysical unit that is spatially and psychically individuated.
c.
any basic metaphysical entity, especially having an autonomous life.
4.
a single unit or entity.



Pleroma (Greek ?) generally refers to the totality of divine powers.

Pronoia:

Pronoia come from the Greek plural pronoiai which means to 'care' or 'forethought'.

Dating back to the time of the Byzantine period of the Roman Empire, which began in the 11the century. This is the earliest known definition for this word used in translation, from the original four documents discovered of The Apocryphon of John, which were dated as being from the 4th century AC.


purality: a large number; multitude.

Sabaoth: meaning hosts, armies

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seraphs:

A seraph is also know as seraphim in plural form. And is defined as a celestial being of heaven or angel in religions relating to Abraham. Within the Hebrew Bible, the word seraph is a synonym for serpents and means 'burning ones.

In Gnostic Christianity - Seraphs are described as dragon-shaped angels, within the text ON the Origin of the World.

It is important to note that the Hebrews place them lower in importance, in fifth place, versus Christians, who have the Serraphim in first place in Heaven.

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Sophia:

This is from the Greek word meaning 'wisdom'

Sophiology is a study by theologians.

The Christian theologians see this as a concept regarding the wisdom of God. There is much written on the subject, which in itself is a long term study.

In this text, The Apocryphon of John, it is written of
The Sophia of the Epinoia.

The Nag Hammadi Library
The Apocryphon of John
(The Secret Book of John - The Secret Revelation of John)

Translated by Frederik Wisse

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