logion

logion
/loh"gee on', -jee-, log"ee-/, n., pl. logia /loh"gee euh, -jee euh, log"ee euh/, logions.
1. a traditional saying or maxim, as of a religious teacher.
2. (sometimes cap.) Biblical Criticism.
a. a saying of Jesus, esp. one contained in collections supposed to have been among the sources of the present Gospels.
b. a saying included in the agrapha.
[1580-90; < Gk lógion saying, oracle, n. use of neut. of lógios skilled in words, eloquent. See LOG-, -IOUS]

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  • logion — noun (plural logia or logions) Etymology: Greek, diminutive of logos Date: 1864 saying; especially a saying attributed to Jesus …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • logion — noun A saying that is attributed to Jesus but which is not in the Bible. Syn: agraphon …   Wiktionary

  • logion — [ lɒgɪɒn, ləʊ ] noun (plural logia gɪə) a saying attributed to Christ, especially one not recorded in the canonical Gospels. Origin C19: from Gk, oracle …   English new terms dictionary

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  • logion — n. (pl. logia) a saying attributed to Christ, esp. one not recorded in the canonical Gospels. Etymology: Gk, = oracle f. logos word …   Useful english dictionary

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