Logion
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈləʊ.ɡɪ.ən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Logion is a noun meaning (theology) A traditional saying of a religious leader.
Meaning
(theology) A traditional saying of a religious leader.
More Meanings
- (specifically, Christianity) A saying that is attributed to Jesus in ancient or reconstructed texts that was (originally) handed down without narrative context.
Example Sentences
The Q materials are often thought to have almost exclusively consisted of logia.
It is in this context that the difficult logion in Matthew concerning the eye (vv. 22–23) is to be understood.
The Gospels are evidently independent in their use of their source in the Logia of Matthew; but they all give the logion the same place in their Gospels.
It is clear from Origen's wording that he is not referring to a logion of the original Montanist leaders, but to a statement made by later adherents of the New Prophecy. […] The logion is probably authentic.
Word Forms
- logia
Synonyms for logion
Depending on context, synonyms include agraphon.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include menologion, skolion, menologium, hirmologion, irmologion, heirmologion.
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