agrapha

ag·ra·pha

also Ag·ra·pha A0147600 (ăg′rə-fə)pl.n. The sayings of Jesus written in various ancient sources but not included in the canonical Gospels.

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[Greek, from neuter pl. of agraphos, unwritten : a-, not; see a-¹ + graphein, to write; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.]

agrapha

(ˈæɡrəfə) pl n, sing -phon (-fɒn) (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospels[Greek: things not written, from a-¹ + graphein to write]

ag•ra•pha

(ˈæg rə fə)

n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) the sayings of Jesus as recorded in early Christian writings but not in the Gospels. [1885–90; < Greek, neuter pl. of ágraphos unwritten]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

agrapha - sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospelslocution, saying, expression - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"

Translations

аграфа