It was originally given in Hebrew not Greek. So it is proper to translate it from Hebrew directly into English and not from Hebrew to Greek to English.
My point in posting this name, which by the way is on virtually every well written icon of Christ, is that it points up the truth of Kosta's comment about the pre-Incarnation Logos and to a greater extent the futility of any of us trying to understand the nature of the pre-Incarnation Logos except to feebly describe the Logos by saying what it was not.
Kosta was not talking about the pre-incarnation Logos. His statement referred to "God the Word" in the present tense.
Now, do you agree with his statement or not?
The Greek translates it beautifully, or so I am told by the rabbi. English? Nope.
"Kosta was not talking about the pre-incarnation Logos. His statement referred to "God the Word" in the present tense."
God the Word was born of the Father before all ages. The "present tense" has no meaning when speaking of God except when speaking in historical, human terms. And prior to the Incarnation the Word was neither σαρκωθέντα or ενανθρωπήσαντα. He "was" and "is" Ο ΩΝ. Now you with your Western 500 year old reaction to Rome theology may not understand that, but I can assure you Kosta does.
"Now, do you agree with his statement or not?"
I still agree with his statement. I suspect you don't understand what he said.