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)