Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antilegomena

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-le-gom-e-na
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀντιλεγόμενα

Frequently Paired Words

Homologoumena

Questions

What does antilegomena mean?: Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical.
Where does antilegomena come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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