Hapax legomenon
/ˌhæ.pæks ləˈɡɒ.məˌnɒn/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A word occurring only once in a given corpus.
"άγνως is a New Testament hapax legomenon. άγνός occurs two other times in Paul, both occurrences are in 2 Cor."
- 2 a word with a special meaning used for a special occasion wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"άγνως is a New Testament hapax legomenon. άγνός occurs two other times in Paul, both occurrences are in 2 Cor."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἅπαξ λεγόμενον (hápax legómenon, “(something) said only once”), from ἅπαξ (hápax, “once”) and λεγόμενον (legómenon), passive participle of λέγω (légō, “say”).