Antilegomena

See also: antilegomena

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀντιλεγόμενα (antilegómena), from ἀντι- (anti-, “against”) + λέγω (légō, “to speak”).

Noun

Antilegomena pl (plural only)

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

Related terms

• Homologoumena

Translations

books of the New Testament which were formerly not universally considered canonical

• Portuguese: antilegomena m pl

References

• “Antilegomena”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.