logos

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

lŏgos (-us), i, m., = λόγος, a word.

I In gen.: non longos logos, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 29; Petr. 126.—

II In partic.

A Mere words, empty talk : dabuntur dotis tibi sescenti logei atque Attici omnes, Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 66; Ter. Phorm. 491.—

B A witty saying, bon-mot, jest : logos ridiculos vendo, Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 68: omnes logos, qui ludis dicti sunt, animadvertisse, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 63, 18.—

C A fable : fabellae et Aesopei logi, Sen. Cons. ad Polyb. 27.—

D Reason : logos aut methodos, Aus. Idyll. 11, 67: logos aut methodus, Marc. Carm. de Medic. 6.

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