Definition of Hapax legomenon

1. Noun. A word with a special meaning used for a special occasion.

Exact synonyms: Nonce Word
Generic synonyms: Word

Definition of Hapax legomenon

1. Noun. A word occurring only once in a given corpus. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hapax Legomenon

haomas
haor
haors
hap
hap'orth
hap-harlot
hap-harlots
hapa
hapalindole
hapalindoles
hapalonychia
hapantotype
hapas
hapax
hapax legomena
hapax legomenon
hapaxes
haphalgesia
haphazard
haphazard sampling
haphazardly
haphazardness
haphazardnesses
haphazardous
haphazardously
haphazardries
haphazardry
haphazards
haphephobia
haphtara

Literary usage of Hapax legomenon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Witness of the Vulgate, Peshitta and Septuagint to the Text of Zephaniah by Sidney Zandstra (1909)
"31" 'iny is a hapax legomenon. 'Sam ? 3" "3 tf'irv. A direct object for the verb seems necessary (Tin;, cf. ..."

2. The Expositor edited by Samuel Cox, Sir W Robertson Nicoll, James Moffatt (1885)
"Why should such a hapax legomenon be rejected on this ground, any more than the hapax legomenon " spirit of Jesus," which is now all but universally ..."

3. The Commentary of Ibn Ezra on Isaiah by Abraham ben Meïr Ibn Ezra (1873)
"D*JD hapax legomenon. D is part of the root. The meaning of the word is, " with strength." Those " This is not quite in accordance with xxxvii. ..."

4. The Commentary of Ibn Ezra on Isaiah by Abraham ben Meïr Ibn Ezra (1873)
"IE does not tell us whence he derived his meaning for this hapax legomenon ; very probably, however, from its being connected with l^jna, " with confused ..."

5. Similarities of Redaction of the Gospel According to Matthew, with Texts of by Pasi K. Pohjala (2006)
"Furthermore, the connection between LXX Ps 44, and this Spec 4:160-4 suggested by the hapax legomenon word ..."

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