hapax legomenon
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hapax legomenon
- /ˌhæ.pæks ləˈɡɒ.məˌnɒn/ UK
- /ˌhæ.pæks ləˈɡɑ.məˌnɑn/ US
Rhymes with -ɒmənɒn
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From Ancient Greek ἅπαξ λεγόμενον (hápax legómenon, “(something) said only once”), from ἅπαξ (hápax, “once”) and λεγόμενον (legómenon), passive participle of λέγω (légō, “say”).
noun hapax legomena · hapax legomenons
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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.
Similar: hapax
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noun word occurring only once
| Español | legomena hápax, hápax legómenon |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 孤詞 /孤词 |
| Português | hápax |
| Français | hapax legomenon, hapax |
| Deutsch | Hapaxlegomenon, Hapax Legomenon, Hapax legomenon, hapax Legomenon, hapax legomenon |
| Ελληνικά | άπαξ λεγόμενο ápax legómeno |
| Русский | гапакс gapaks |
| العربية | لَفْظ فَرِيد lafẓ farīd, كَلِمَة وَحِيدَة, لَفْظَة مُفْرَدَة, شَاهِد أُحَادِيّ šāhid ʔuḥādiyy |
| עברית | מִלָּה יְחִידָאִית milá yeḥidaít |
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@misc{hapax_legomenon_2026,
title = {hapax legomenon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hapax%20legomenon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
