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logion

[ loh-gee-on, -jee-, log-ee- ]

noun

, plural lo·gi·a [loh, -gee-, uh, -jee-, uh, log, -ee-, uh], lo·gi·ons.
  1. a traditional saying or maxim, as of a religious teacher.
  2. (sometimes initial capital letter) Biblical Criticism.
    1. a saying of Jesus, especially one contained in collections supposed to have been among the sources of the present Gospels.
    2. a saying included in the agrapha.


logion

/ ˈlɒɡɪˌɒn /

noun

  1. a saying of Christ regarded as authentic See also logia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of logion1

1580–90; < Greek lógion saying, oracle, noun use of neuter of lógios skilled in words, eloquent. See log-, -ious
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Word History and Origins

Origin of logion1

C16: from Greek: a saying, oracle, from logos word

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