Alogi
[ ey-loh-gahy ]
/ eɪˈloʊ gaɪ /
noun (used with a singular or plural verb)
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
Origin of Alogi
1150–1200; < Medieval Latin < Greek
álogoi, plural of
álogos, equivalent to
a-
a-6 +
-logos, adj. derivative of
lógos speech, word, the Word
Example sentences from the Web for alogi
The external evidence for Johannine authorship is strong and, with the exception of the obscure sect of the "Alogi," is uniform.
The Christian Faith Under Modern Searchlights |William Hallock JohnsonThe Alogi maintained that it was a forgery which came from Corinth.
The Bible |John E. RemsburgThis was first done by the so-called Alogi who, however, had to be repudiated.
History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) |Adolph HarnackBut the Alogi are criticised only mildly, and indeed Irenaeus does not class them as heretics at all.
The Transformation of Early Christianity from an Eschatological to a Socialized Movement |Lyford Paterson Edwards