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Lucifer is a Latin word. The Tanakh was completed in 450 BC / Talmud 200 AD, Islamic scriptures began in 700 AD.Judaic scripture is in Hebrew or Aramaic so asking about the English word doesn't make much sense.
OK, so? The Tanach and Talmud were not written in Latin. So asking if a Latin word appears in non-Latin texts seems a bit weird. Does the word "praefectus" appear in the Constitution?Lucifer is a Latin word. The Tanakh was completed in 450 BC / Talmud 200 AD, Islamic scriptures began in 700 AD.
Lucifer is mentioned in Timaeus by Plato written 360 B.C.
We know the word is used in Christian scripture . . . what about in Muslim and Judaic scripture?
The English versions of the New Testament have the word . . . that is what I am asking.OK, so? The Tanach and Talmud were not written in Latin. So asking if a Latin word appears in non-Latin texts seems a bit weird. Does the word "praefectus" appear in the Constitution?
Does it say anywhere that Iblis is the name Lucifer?In the Quran, the name is Iblis and it refers to a Jinn.
Plato does not use the word Lucifer. The word Plato uses is ἑωσφόρος (eosphoros,) which is then translated as "lucifer."Lucifer is a Latin word. The Tanakh was completed in 450 BC / Talmud 200 AD, Islamic scriptures began in 700 AD.
Lucifer is mentioned in Timaeus by Plato written 360 B.C.
The stories are very similar, from the Quran to the Bible.Does it say anywhere that Iblis is the name Lucifer?
The English versions of the New Testament have the word . . . that is what I am asking.
What stories?The stories are very similar, from the Quran to the Bible.
Then your reply is that Lucifer is not mentioned in any Jewish scripture, is that correct?Which is not Jewish Scripture.
ἑωσφόρος is phosphorusPlato does not use the word Lucifer. The word Plato uses is ἑωσφόρος (eosphoros,) which is then translated as "lucifer."
See this Greek-English parallel translation of the passage of Timaeus in question here:
http://www.ellopos.net/elpenor/physis/plato-timaeus/time.asp?pg=2
What stories?
No, it is not mentioned in any Jewish works.Then your reply is that Lucifer is not mentioned in any Jewish scripture, is that correct?
Are you asking strictly about the name Lucifer, or the concept of Satan ?Then your reply is that Lucifer is not mentioned in any Jewish scripture, is that correct?
We know the word is used in Christian scripture . . . what about in Muslim and Judaic scripture?
What story of Lucifer?The story of Iblis seems to be very similar to the story of Lucifer.