Some of these logion seem like zen koans, while others are more along the lines of the parables of the canonical gospels. From Wordnik.com. [Philocrites: The gospels of Thomas.] Reference
One of my favorite bits is this: Pooh's own sub-Aristotelian logic, recognizable as the product of 'clan wisdom', is well illustrated in the following logion. From Wordnik.com. [New Directions in Pooh Studies] Reference
It seems odd for this to be the last logion, especially with 113 ending with the line: The Kingdom of the Father / is spread out over the whole earth, / and people do not see it. From Wordnik.com. [Philocrites: The gospels of Thomas.] Reference
He ton theion logion didaskalia, to piston aph 'heautes echousa dia to theopneuston einai; -- "The doctrine of the divine oracles hath its credibility from itself, because of its divine inspiration.". From Wordnik.com. [Pneumatologia] Reference
We may believe that here logion comprises all that. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman] Reference
He wrote a work in five books, logion kyriakon exegesis, of which all but some fragments is lost. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip] Reference
The prevailing equivalent in the Sept. is logion; the Vulgate has rationale, whence the literal "rational" of the Douai version; the rendering in the. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip] Reference
Among classical writers, logion, the diminutive of logos, signifies the "answer of oracles", a "prophecy"; in the Septuagint and in Philo, "oracles of. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman] Reference
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