- agrapha
- The collective name for phrases which are often quoted and attributed to someone who never said them.
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Agrapha — • Term for alleged sayings of Jesus, found in ancient Christian writings, not included in the canonical Gospels Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Agrapha Agrapha … Catholic encyclopedia
Agrapha — (griechisch Άγραφα wörtl.: die Ungeschriebenen, singular: Agraphon) nennt man die nicht in den kanonischen Evangelien des Neuen Testamentes enthaltenen, aber in anderen urchristlichen (z. T. apokryphen) oder altkirchlichen Schriften (etwa… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Agrapha — Agrapha, so v.w. Agrasa … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Agrapha — Agrapha, südöstlich. Ausläufer des Pindusgebirges mit kriegerischer Bevölkerung; Bezirk in der griech. Eparchie Kallidromi am Achelous … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
agrapha — [ag′rə fə] pl.n. [Gr, neut. pl. of agraphos, unwritten: see A 2 & GRAPHIC] sayings ascribed to Jesus but not found in the Gospels … English World dictionary
Agrapha — For the region in Evrytania, Greece, see Agrafa Agrapha (Greek for non written ; singular agraphon ) are sayings of Jesus that are not found in the canonical Gospels. The term was used for the first time by J.G. Körner, a German Bible scholar in… … Wikipedia
Agrapha — Les agrapha, au singulier agraphon (du grec ancien αγραφον, « non écrit »), sont les paroles de Jésus de Nazareth non écrite, c est à dire consignées ailleurs que dans les quatre évangiles canoniques. On trouve de telles sentences non… … Wikipédia en Français
agrapha — A Greek word (in the plural) for sayings of Jesus which are not written in the gospels or found sometimes only in inferior MSS and not regarded as authentic parts of the text. The best known example is the insertion by codex D at Luke 6:5; Jesus… … Dictionary of the Bible
Agrapha — Ạgrapha [griechisch »ungeschriebene (Worte)«] Plural, im weiteren Sinn alle außerkanonischen Schriftfragmente neben dem Neuen Testament; im engeren, heute üblichen Sinn Worte Jesu, die nicht in den vier Evangelien, sondern in anderen Büchern… … Universal-Lexikon
agrapha — noun plural Etymology: Greek, neuter plural of agraphos unwritten, from a + graphein to write more at carve Date: 1890 sayings of Jesus not in the canonical gospels but found in other New Testament or early Christian writings … New Collegiate Dictionary
agrapha — /ag reuh feuh/, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) 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. [1885 90; < Gk, neut. pl. of ÁGRAPHOS, equiv. to a A 6 +… … Universalium
