noun ( used with a singular or plural verb ) 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.
Origin: 1885–90; <
Greek, neuter plural of
ágraphos, equivalent to
a- a-6 +
graph- (stem of
gráphein to write) +
-os adj. suffix; i.e., not written down (directly)