(ha LAH-gahs) n. “The Word.” A Greek term meaning both "word" and "reason," used by Greek philosophers to denote the rational principle that creates and informs the universe. Amplified by Philo Judaeus of Alexandria, Egypt, to represent the mediator between God and his material creation, as Wisdom had been in Proverbs 8:22-31, the term found its most famous expression in the prologue to the Fourth Gospel to denote the pre-existent Reality of Yeshua Natseret - "the Word became flesh and dwelt among us" (John 1:14). The Logos represents (in John's gospel, especially) personal wisdom and power in union with Almighty God, His minister in creation and in the government of the universe; the cause of all life (both physical and ethical), and for the attainment of man's salvation became born into the Olam HaZeh as the person of Jesus the Messiah, the second person in the Godhead.
(Greek, "word," "speech," "reason.") See Word.
The deity manifested through every nation and people. The outward expression, or the effect of the cause which is ever concealed. Thus, speech is the [355] Logos of thought, hence it is aptly translated by the "verbum" and the "word" in its metaphysical sense. (See John 1:1-3.)
logos This word really has no English equivalent, but comes close to the combination of a principle of: reason, account, ratio, order, balance
The logical use of language in effective arguments. See ethos and pathos.
often translated as "word", it's true meaning is much more multifunctional (a better translation would be "reason"). The Logos is the light that gives Gnosis via communication. It is the Christ (not to be confused with Jesus). First there was a thought, then the word. We pass on knowledge in this world through words. It is something that gives us guidance by "seeing" or a certain amount of comprehension.
Word, reason, universal principle of life.
The underlying principle which patterns the universe, giving it order, beauty and complexity in a multiplicity of forms is called in the West, logos. The understanding of the Christian tradition is that this creative and formative Word is alive and personal and has entered human history in the person of Jesus Christ.
a term used by Heraclitus (4th century B.C.) to speak about the rational law or principle which governs the universe. It was developed in Stoicism and Platonism eventually finding its way into Christianity where it is used at the beginning of the Gospel of John and enabled Christian apologists to accommodate their religion to Greek philosophy (Hexham, 1994).
speech, discourse, thought, reason, account of or science of the underlying reasons for why a thing is what it is
A persuader's use of logical reasoning (induction and deduction) to persuade an audience.
Greek] In debate, appealing to reason, a sense of logic. See the three appeals
the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
a point of convergence of the ethereal light that nourished the cosmic existence
a reasoned, intelligent statement
a word searching application
Greek for word, logic and reason. The archetypal drive behind evolution, science and technological development.
Greek for 'word'; used more widely in Christology to refer to Jesus Christ as the Word of God, God's self-disclosure.
The mode of proof that addresses the discourse itself, i.e. the reasons and logic that are within the discourse.
The creative Word of God, the second person of the Trinity, incarnate as Jesus Christ, identified with cosmic reason
(as defined here) the intelligent activity of a higher hypostasis in or as the hypostasis immediately below it. (from Plotinus, but also in the sense of the dynamic aspect of the Absolute or Divine found in Philo and Sufism)
Signs and signifiers denoting the source of goods or services. Although these may be common words or images, and so uncopyrightable due to insufficient originality, they can be registered as trademarks after which their use by other parties becomes actionable. See Exxon Corp v. Exxon Insurance Consultants International (1981) 3 All ER 241
word, reason, plan; divine reason as the source of order in the world
The Greek for "word." Translated as the "Word" in John 1:1. In that passage it means the thought, plan, activity, utterance, or expression of God. That is, it can refer to the thought in the mind of God or to the thought of God expressed, particularly as expressed in flesh through Jesus Christ, the Son of God. In ancient Greek philosophy it meant reason as the controlling principle of the universe. Neo-Platonic philosophy, particularly that of the Greco-Jewish philosopher Philo of Alexandria, personified the Word and described it as a secondary deity created by God or emanating from God in time. Some of the Greek apologists adopted this view and equated the Logos with the Son. Trinitarianism incorporated this belief, equating the Logos with "God the Son" but eventually holding that the Logos was co-equal and co-eternal with God the Father. John's writings were particularly designed to refute these false concepts about the Logos and the Son.
Jesus Christ is the Logos, the Word spoken by the Father. In speaking this Word, the unknowable God reveals Himself. He reveals Himself both in His human incarnation and throughout all of creation, for everything that has come into being has done so through the mediation of the Word (cf John 1:1-5). And Christ is all in all.
The principle of logic and structure, traditionally associated with spirit, the father world and the God-image. For moderns it is associated with patriarchy. (See also animus and Eros.)
God. The Cosmic Being who ensouls a planet (Planetary Logos), a solar system (Solar Logos), a galaxy (Galactic Logos) and so on to infinity.
This word is the ancient Greek term for "word" which beginning with Heraclitus (F. 500 B.C.E.) took on the broader, philosophical meaning, which is at bottom that which gives unity to thought, and by extension, our account of reality. In this sense, "logos" is synonomous with the word "reason" and by Aristotle's reckoning, our capacity (faculty of mind) to grasp and follow reason is the defining character of the human species. Also understood to indicate scientific definition, and representational discourse in general.
following Aristotle, persuasion that uses an appeal to logical arguments that requires one to draw one's own conclusion based upon the argument presented
Greek for "word," a term that came to be applied particularly to Jesus Christ as the divine Word made flesh.
In Christian theology, this Greek word meaning "word" or "reason" is used for the "Word of God." Interpretation of what precisely this means has varied over the centuries, but generally it refers to the idea that the universe is governed by a higher form of intelligence. It also refers to Jesus as the Word of God, God Incarnate. Return to Theme
An ancient Pagan Greek term meaning " word" or " reason", and used to indicate the concept that the universe was governed by a higher form of intelligence. St. Paul and other Christians have used it to describe Jesus as the " Logos of God" - the concept that the eternal thoughts of God were made incarnate (endowed with a body) in Jesus.
(Greek-Latin) Meaningful word, logical decision or judgment, human intellect; divine reason, world reason, God's Word as the force which created the world; revelation.
A Greek term meaning "word", which played a crucial role in the development of patristic Christology. Jesus Christ was recognized as the "word of God"; the question concerned the implications of this recognition, and especially the way in which the divine " logos" in Jesus Christ related to his human nature.
(Gr., "word," "reason"): an epithet of Christ, the "word of God."
The Greek word λόγος or logos is a word with various meanings. It is often translated into English as "Word" but can also mean thought, speech, meaning, reason, proportion, principle, standard, or logic, among other things. It has varied use in the fields of philosophy, analytical psychology, rhetoric and religion.