"logion" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈləʊ.ɡɪ.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlɒ-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-ɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈloʊ.d͡ʒi.ən/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-logion.wav [Southern-England] Forms: logia [plural]
Etymology: ] From Ancient Greek λόγιον (lógion, “oracle”), from λόγος (lógos, “word; the word or wisdom of God”) (from λέγω (légō, “I say”), from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather”)) + -ιον (-ion, suffix forming diminutive nouns). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|λόγιον||oracle}} Ancient Greek λόγιον (lógion, “oracle”), {{m|grc|λόγος||word; the word or wisdom of God}} λόγος (lógos, “word; the word or wisdom of God”), {{m|grc|λέγω||I say}} λέγω (légō, “I say”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*leǵ-||to gather}} Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- (“to gather”), {{m|grc|-ιον|pos=suffix forming diminutive nouns}} -ιον (-ion, suffix forming diminutive nouns) Head templates: {{en-noun|logia}} logion (plural logia)
  1. (theology) A traditional saying of a religious leader. Categories (topical): Theology
    Sense id: en-logion-en-noun-EqgZD693 Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
  2. (specifically, Christianity) A saying that is attributed to Jesus in ancient or reconstructed texts that was (originally) handed down without narrative context. Tags: specifically Categories (topical): Christianity Synonyms (saying attributed to Jesus): agraphon Translations (a saying that is attributed to Jesus but which is not in the Bible): logion (Czech), logion [neuter] (Danish), logion [masculine] (French), loxión [feminine] (Galician), Logion (German), logion (Italian), logion [neuter] (Norwegian), logion (Polish), logion Iesu (Spanish), logion [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-logion-en-noun-p3NbfNfk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Topics: Christianity Disambiguation of 'saying attributed to Jesus': 25 75 Disambiguation of 'a saying that is attributed to Jesus but which is not in the Bible': 25 75

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