agrapha

American  

[ag-ruh-fuh] / ˈæg rə fə /

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. the sayings of Jesus as recorded in the writings of the early Christians and in those parts of the New Testament other than the Gospels.

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agrapha British  

/ ˈæɡrəfə /

plural noun

1. Christianity sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospels

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Etymology

Origin of agrapha

1885–90; < Greek, neuter plural of ágraphos, equivalent to a- a- ⁶ + graph- (stem of gráphein to write) + -os adj. suffix; i.e., not written down (directly)

Example Sentences

A few of these so-called Agrapha seem worthy of him, and are recognized as probably genuine.

From The Life of Jesus of Nazareth by Rhees, Rush

In Agrapha they likewise held their own, and, after one severely punished raid, the Agraphiot Armatoli were induced to re-enter the sultan's service on liberal terms.

From The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey by Forbes, Nevill

For a collection of probably genuine Agrapha see Ropes, Die Spruche Jesu, 154-161, and Amer.

From The Life of Jesus of Nazareth by Rhees, Rush

Since the sack of Constantinople in 1204, Greek culture had retired into the monasteries—inaccessible fastnesses where the monks lived much the same life as the clansmen of Suli or Agrapha.

From The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey by Forbes, Nevill