logos

[loh-gos, -gohs, log-os]

noun

1. (often initial capital letter),  the rational principle that governs and develops the universe.

2. Theology.,  the divine word or reason incarnate in Jesus Christ. John 1:1–14.

Logos

¹

/ ˈlɒɡɒs /

noun

1. Christian theol the divine Word; the second person of the Trinity incarnate in the person of Jesus

logos

²

/ ˈlɒɡɒs /

noun

1. philosophy reason or the rational principle expressed in words and things, argument, or justification; esp personified as the source of order in the universe

Word History and Origins

Origin of logos¹

First recorded in 1580–90; from Greek lógos “word, saying; speech, discourse; thought, reckoning; proportion, ratio,” derivative of légein “to choose, gather; recount, tell over, speak”; lection

Word History and Origins

Origin of logos¹

C16: from Greek: word, reason, discourse, from legein to speak