Homologoumena

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noun

The books of the New Testament which were acknowledged as canonical by the early church, as opposed to Antilegomena.

OriginNew Latin homologūmena ← Ancient Greek ὁμολογούμενα →
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Meanings

nounHomologoumena pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyChristianityThe books of the New Testament which were acknowledged as canonical by the early church, as opposed to Antilegomena.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὁμολογούμενα
  2. New Latinhomologūmena
  3. EnglishHomologoumena

From New Latin homologūmena, from Ancient Greek ὁμολογούμενα (homologoúmena, literally “things agreed upon”), neuter plural form of the present mediopassive participle of ὁμολογέω (homologéō, “to agree with”).

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