English Explanatory Dictionary

logos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker uses logical argument as the main form of persuasion.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Logos.
noun
  1. plural of logo
name
  1. In Ancient Greek philosophy, the rational principle that governs the cosmos.
  2. The Word of God, which itself has creative power; a hypostasis associated with divine wisdom.
  3. The Word of God as incarnate in Jesus Christ, or as identified with the second person of the Trinity; Jesus; God the Son; Word of God.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɒɡɒs/ /ˈloʊɡoʊs/ /ˈloʊɡɑs/ /ˈloʊɡɔs/ /ˈlɔɡɔs/ /ˈlɑɡɑs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-logos.wav

Word forms

logos logoi

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, discourse, quote, story, study, ratio, word, calculation, reason”).

Translations

Chinese Cantonese: 道 Chinese Mandarin: 道 Finnish: Sana Finnish: Logos Greek: Λόγος Old English: word Persian: وخش Persian: وحی Persian: کلمه Portuguese: Logos Serbo-Croatian: lȏgos Serbo-Croatian: Reč Serbo-Croatian: Riječ Turkish: logos Turkish: deyi Ukrainian: Ло́гос Albanian: Fjala Arabic: كلمة الله Armenian: բան Burmese: နှုတ်ကပတ်တော်သည် Danish: Ordet German: Logos Hindi: शब्द Hungarian: Íge Hungarian: Ige Icelandic: orðið Indonesian: Firman Japanese: 言 Korean: 말씀 Central Kurdish: وشەکە Odia: ବାକ୍ୟ Punjabi: ਸ਼ਬਦ Sinhalese: වාක්යයාණෝ Swedish: Ord Tajik: Калом Urdu: کلام Vietnamese: Thiên Ngôn
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