álogon

á-logon ἄλογον

• wurde in den lateinischen Übersetzungen mit „rational“ wiedergegeben.

Pronunciation IPA^(key): /á.lo.ɡon/ → /ˈa.lo.ɣon/ → /ˈa.lo.ɣon/

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

ἄλογον • (álogon)

1. inflection of ἄλογος (álogos):
   1. neuter nominative/vocative singular
   2. masculine/feminine/neuter accusative singular

Etymology 2

Neuter form of ἄλογος (álogos, “unreasoning, speechless”, adjective). Used in the military to differentiate between soldiers—beings with reason and speech—and animals—unreasoning, "ἄλογον ζῷον (álogon zōîon)". As soldiers mostly used horses, the meaning has been associated with them. Morphologically ἀ- (a-, “without”) +‎ λόγος (lógos, “reason, speech”).

Noun

ἄλογον • (álogon) n (genitive ἀλόγου); second declension

1. (in the plural) animal, beast, brute
2. (Koine, Byzantine) horse