Logos meaning
Logos is defined as the source that controls the universe, the written word or inspiration of God, or a logic and rational argument.
An example of Logos is evolution.
An example of Logos is God speaking the world into existence, according to Genesis 1:1-31 in the Christian Bible.
An example of logos is an argument using only the facts.
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In Saint John's Gospel, especially in the prologue (1:1–14), the creative word of God, which is itself God and incarnate in Jesus.
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(philosophy) In Aristotelian philosophy, the appeal to reason.
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(Christianity) The creative Second Person of the Trinity, which simultaneously is Himself God and also with God the Father.
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(sciences) Graphic representations of an aligned set of sequences, such as DNA binding sites or protein sequences. Called logos because a given graphical representation aggregates disparate elements, much as does an artistic corporate logo.
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In classical Greek philosophy, reason regarded as constituting the controlling principle of the universe and as being manifested by speech.
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The eternal thought or word of God, made incarnate in Jesus Christ: John 1
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Origin of logos
- Greek leg- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, discourse, quote, story, study, ratio, word, calculation, reason").
From Wiktionary