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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of logion¹

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

Example Sentences

They believed that Jesus was the Messiah predicted in Daniel and some of the apocryphal writings, and they cherished certain “logia” or sayings of his which formed the basis of the first three Gospels.

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It comes from the Greek words phusis, nature, and logia, a collection, or logos, discourse; and means a collection of facts or discourse relating to nature.

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But that the work referred to was not the same we now have is manifest from its name logia, discourses, sayings, or oracles.

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The authorities which he follows seem to be—the source of our Mark, the so-called Matthew logia, and some other source or sources.

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An inner logia was connected with a suite of apartments.

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