logion

American  

[loh-gee-on, -jee-, log-ee-] / ˈloʊ giˌɒn, -dʒi-, ˈlɒg i- /

noun

• logia,
  plural
• logions
  plural

1. a traditional saying or maxim, as of a religious teacher.

2. (sometimes initial capital letter)

   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.

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logion British  

/ ˈlɒɡɪˌɒn /

noun

1. a saying of Christ regarded as authentic See also logia

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• logia
  plural
• logions
  plural

Etymology

Origin of logion

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

logia

It is probable that the "logia" collected by the apostle Matthew were written not later than 60 to 65 A.D., while the Gospel of Mark dates from before the fall of Jerusalem in 70.

From The Life of Jesus of Nazareth by Rush Rhees

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

From Frauds and Follies of the Fathers A Review of the Worth of their Testimony to the Four Gospels by Joseph Mazzini Wheeler

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

From Outspoken Essays by William Ralph Inge

So that there is no reason for even indirectly connecting our Canonical Gospel according to Matthew with the logia which Papias had heard were composed by him.

From Frauds and Follies of the Fathers A Review of the Worth of their Testimony to the Four Gospels by Joseph Mazzini Wheeler

But we dwell on the fact that is not only called o logos tou theon, "the Word of God," but ta logia tou theou, "the oracles of God."

From The Ministry of the Spirit by A. J. (Adoniram Judson) Gordon