So the Englsh pre KJV bible translated it Holy Ghost. This is very important since this bears the name of one of the Godhead which is the Holy Ghost. Now, let may say it this one that I am not against the “Spirit of God” as it is also been translated in the KJV. The question: Is Ghost a translational error? The accusation of translational error is sprouted with bias information.
1. The pre KJv of 1611 have use synonymously the word “Ghost” with the Spirit while it is reported in the article that it can be traced to Wycliffe Version(1395). So in saying all pre-KJV bibles are in error in this particular instance. But I will say it No! the article is in error!
2. Ghost in capital letter “G” distinguishes from small letter “g” as used to indicate the spirit of man including our Lord Jesus when he gave up his “ghost”.
3. The article is assumed would have been familiar with the epic poem “The Beuwolf” with Germanic oral tradition. This is an opinion and we cannot prove by giving evidence that because “beuwolf” is familiar they did translate base on the epic poem.
4. What the article seems to downgrade is the Wyclifee not he KJV saying “Goost” which maybe in reference to the spelling since spelling rules during that time are not yet standardize.
5. The article is bragging but lacking an in depth researched. Consider this the vulgar /common people for the pre-KJV did know already it right to mean Holy “Ghost” is the same as Holy “Spirit”. The French, Latin, the Spanish knew that it is God the Holy Ghost. BTW, the word “Spirit” is a transliteration which took primarily from the Latin langauge. What the Greek word says is “Pneuma” meaning spirit or ghost. According to Thomas Cooper in his Thesaurus Linguae Romanae et Britannicae (1584) cited below, the used of holy “Ghost” can be trace back to 1273 by the Council of Lyons France to 170AD. Now if you want to debate that, then debate with his spirit if you can.
David Chytræus, A Postle or Orderly Disposing of Certain Epistles (1570)
... But in this Epistle is entreated of the hyghest preest, of whom let this definition be fastned in mind. The high preest Christ is a person imme* diatly ordeined by the eternal father, & anoynted with the ful* nesse of the holy Ghost, too the entent he should bring foorth the Gospel out of the secret bosom of the euerlasting father, and make intercession for the whole Churche, hauing pro* mise that he shall assuredly bee herd, and too offer sacrifice, (that is too wit himselfe) once for all: By which sacrifice he deserueth remission of sinne s, rightuousnesse, and euerla* sting saluation too the whole Churche. This whole defini* tion may bee builded and warranted out of the textes of the Epistle to the Hebrewes.
John Baret, An Alveary or Triple Dictionary, in English, Latin, and French (1574)
187
¶ the Ghost,
or spirite. Spiritus, tus, masc. g. L'esprit. Vide Goast. To giue vp the ghost and die. Efflare extremum spiritum. Vide Die. 188 * Ghostes of the dead. Manes, ium. Vmbræ, arum, fœm. gen.
Thomas Cooper, Thesaurus Linguae Romanae et Britannicae (1584)
Heretikes which tooke that name of one Montanus of Phrygia, an Archeheretike: who affirmed, that the holy ghost was giuen to them, and not to the Apostles. They baptized not in the name of the Trinitie, and vsed to baptise men after they were dead. They condemned the second mariage. This secte beganne in the yeare of our Lorde. 170.
Thomas Cooper, Thesaurus Linguae Romanae et Britannicae (1584)
A Citie in Spaine, the people whereof he called Concani.Consilium Antiochenum, The general rounsel holden at Antioch in Syria, in the yeare of our Lord. 346. Consilium Ariminense, A generall counsel holden at Ari. minum in Italie, the yeare of our Lorde. 361. In the whiche the articles of the counsell of Nice were confirmed. Consilium Arelatense, A general counsel holden at Orleance, the yeare of our Lord 814. Consilium Basiliense, A generall counsel holden at Balile, the yeare of our Lord. 1345.Consilium Calcedonense, A generall counsell holden at Calcedon in Bithynia, the yeare of our Lorde. 453. In the whiche Counsel % heresies of Nestorius, and Eutiches were condenmed: and all the bookes of the Manechees heresies were burned. Concilium Carthaginense. A general councell holden at Carthage in Affrike, the yeare of our Lorde. 419. Concilium Constantiæ, A generall councell holden at Constance in Heleutia, the yeare of our Lorde, 14 14. and eudured three yeares and more. Concilium Constantinopolitanum. A councell holden at Constantinople, the yeare of our Lorde, 869. Concilium Ferrariense, A generall councell holden at the citie in Ferraria in Italy, where the Churches of the Latines and Greekes, became one Church, in the yeare of our Lorde, 1438. Concilium Lateranense, A generall counsel holden at Rome, in the palaice of the Bishop of Rome, called Lateranum, the yeare of our Lorde, 1215. Concilium Lugdunense, A generall councell holden at Lions in Fraunce, in the yeare of our Lorde, 1273. where the Greekes accorded with the Latines in proceeding of the holy Ghost from the father and the sonne in diuinttie. Concilium Nicenum, The first generall councell, which was holden at Nicea, a citie in Bythinia, the yeare of our Lorde, 327.
John Florio, A World of Words (1598)
Spirito santo, the holy Ghost.
Richard Perceval, A Dictionary in Spanish and English(1599)
Espíritu, m. the breath, the spirit, the ghost
Randle Cotgrave, A Dictionary of the French and English Tongues (1611)
Massoret: m. A Spirit, Ghost, Hobgoblin. Massorets.Such Jewes as corrected the false-written words of Scripture, not blotting them out (for of that they made a scruple) but noting them with a little O, and setting downe their corrections in the margent.
