logion

American  

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

noun

plural

logia, logions

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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Etymology

Origin of logion

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