λόγος
See also: Λόγος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Hellenic *lógos, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ló.ɡos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈlo.ɡos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈlo.ɣos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈlo.ɣos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈlo.ɣos/
Noun
λόγος • (lógos) m (genitive λόγου); second declension
- That which is said: word, sentence, speech, story, debate, utterance.
- That which is thought: reason, consideration, computation, reckoning.
- An account, explanation, or narrative.
- Subject matter.
- (Christianity) The word or wisdom of God, identified with Jesus in the New Testament, by whom the world was created; God the Son.
- Gospel of John, 1:1 (Greek New Testament, KJV translation)
- (1) Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος. [...] (14) Καὶ ὁ λόγος σὰρξ ἐγένετο καὶ ἐσκήνωσεν ἐν ἡμῖν, καὶ ἐθεασάμεθα τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ, δόξαν ὡς μονογενοῦς παρὰ πατρός, πλήρης χάριτος καὶ ἀληθείας. — (1) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. [...] (14) And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
- Gospel of John, 1:1 (Greek New Testament, KJV translation)
Inflection
Second declension of ὁ λόγος; τοῦ λόγου (Attic)
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ λόγος ho lógos | τὼ λόγω tṑ lógō | οἱ λόγοι hoi lógoi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ λόγου toû lógou | τοῖν λόγοιν toîn lógoin | τῶν λόγων tôn lógōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ λόγῳ tôi lógōi | τοῖν λόγοιν toîn lógoin | τοῖς λόγοις toîs lógois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν λόγον tòn lógon | τὼ λόγω tṑ lógō | τοὺς λόγους toùs lógous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | λόγε lóge | λόγω lógō | λόγοι lógoi | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- ἄλογος (álogos)
- ἐπίλογος (epílogos)
- λογίζομαι (logízomai)
- λογισμός (logismós)
- λογογράφος (logográphos)
- πρόλογος (prólogos)
Descendants
- English: logos
- German: Logos
- Greek: λόγος (lógos)
- → Norwegian Bokmål: logos, -log, -olog
- Portuguese: logos
- Russian: логос (logos)
Further reading
- “λόγος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “λόγος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “λόγος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- λόγος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- λόγος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “λόγος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- G3056 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- λόγος in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th–12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- account idem, page 7.
- adage idem, page 10.
- address idem, page 11.
- allegation idem, page 25.
- analogy idem, page 28.
- anecdote idem, page 29.
- aphorism idem, page 34.
- argument idem, page 39.
- assertion idem, page 45.
- book idem, page 89.
- bruit idem, page 101.
- calculation idem, page 108.
- chapter idem, page 124.
- chronicle idem, page 131.
- consideration idem, page 163.
- contention idem, page 167.
- count idem, page 177.
- declaration idem, page 201.
- definition idem, page 205.
- description idem, page 214.
- discourse idem, page 231.
- disquisition idem, page 238.
- dissertation idem, page 239.
- ejaculation idem, page 263.
- essay idem, page 282.
- esteem idem, page 283.
- estimation idem, page 283.
- exclamation idem, page 289.
- expression idem, page 296.
- extract idem, page 297.
- fable idem, page 299.
- fame idem, page 304.
- formula idem, page 339.
- gnome idem, page 364.
- greeting idem, page 372.
- ground idem, page 375.
- harangue idem, page 384.
- history idem, page 401.
- language idem, page 475.
- legend idem, page 484.
- matter idem, page 518.
- maxim idem, page 519.
- message idem, page 526.
- myth idem, page 549.
- narrative idem, page 551.
- news idem, page 557.
- observation idem, page 567.
- oracle idem, page 577.
- oration idem, page 578.
- parable idem, page 591.
- passage idem, page 597.
- philippic idem, page 610.
- picture idem, page 611.
- place idem, page 616.
- plea idem, page 619.
- pleading idem, page 619.
- point idem, page 623.
- precept idem, page 634.
- prediction idem, page 634.
- prognostication idem, page 653.
- prophecy idem, page 653.
- proposal idem, page 653.
- proposition idem, page 653.
- proverb idem, page 654.
- question idem, page 665.
- quotation idem, page 667.
- rationality idem, page 673.
- reason idem, page 676.
- reasoning idem, page 677.
- reckoning idem, page 679.
- remark idem, page 692.
- report idem, page 697.
- romance idem, page 720.
- rumour idem, page 726.
- saying idem, page 736.
- sentiment idem, page 754.
- sketch idem, page 780.
- speaking idem, page 799.
- speech idem, page 800.
- statement idem, page 812.
- story idem, page 821.
- subject idem, page 830.
- suggestion idem, page 836.
- tale idem, page 854.
- talk idem, page 854.
- term idem, page 862.
- text idem, page 863.
- tidings idem, page 874.
- topic idem, page 881.
- tradition idem, page 885.
- true idem, page 898.
- understanding idem, page 913.
- utterance idem, page 941.
- version idem, page 949.
- word idem, page 987.
- Fournier, Les verbes dire en grec
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlo.ɣos]
- Hyphenation: λό‧γος
Noun
λόγος • (lógos) m (plural λόγοι)
- word (word of honour)
- speech, language
- speech, oration
- (mathematics) ratio
- reason, causation
- Υπάρχει βάσιμος λόγος να τηρείται το απόρρητο.
- Ypárchei vásimos lógos na tireítai to apórrito.
- There is a good reason to keep something confidential.
Declension
declension of λόγος
| case \\ number | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | λόγος • | λόγοι • |
| genitive | λόγου • | λόγων • |
| accusative | λόγο • | λόγους • |
| vocative | λόγε • | λόγοι • |
Synonyms
- λόγια n pl (lógia, “words, talking”)
- (oratory): αγόρευση f (agórefsi)
- (ratio): αναλογία f (analogía)
Derived terms
- αντιλογία f (antilogía, “argument”)
- αντίλογος m (antílogos, “objection”)
- έμμετρος λόγος m (émmetros lógos, “poetry”)
- λογική f (logikí, “logic”)
- λογικό n (logikó, “reason”)
- λογικός (logikós, “logical”)
- λόγιος (lógios, “learned”)
- λόγιος m (lógios, “scholar”)
- λογοδιάρροια f (logodiárroia, “logorrhea, chattering”)
- λογοθεραπευτής m (logotherapeftís, “speech therapist”)
- λογοθεραπεύτρια f (logotherapéftria, “speech therapist”)
- λόγος διαστάσεων m (lógos diastáseon, “aspect ratio”)
- λόγος διάστασης m (lógos diástasis, “aspect ratio”)
- λόγος του θεού m (lógos tou theoú, “Word of God”)
- παράλογος m (parálogos, “irrational”)
- πλάγιος λόγος m (plágios lógos, “reported/indirect speech”)