ANTILEGOMENA

Etymology

Noun

Antilegomena pl (plural only)

(Christianity) Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical.

Source: Wiktionary


An`ti*le*gom"e*na, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Eccl.)

Definition: Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical. These are the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Epistles of James and Jude, the second Epistle of Peter, the second and third Epistles of John, and the Revelation. The undisputed books are called the Homologoumena.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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