hapax legomenon UK /ˌhæ.pæks ləˈɡɒ.məˌnɒn/US /ˌhæ.pæks ləˈɡɑ.məˌnɑn/ noun1 •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. — 1999 formshapax legomena · hapax legomenons