Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Not proceeding from the true source; not genuine; false; as, spurious charges. 2. (a.) Not legitimate; bastard; as, spurious issue. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia SPURIOUS, ACTS, EPISTLES, GOSPELS spa'-ri-us. See APOCRYPHAL ACTS; APOCRYPHAL EPISTLES; APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS. EPISTLES, SPURIOUS spu'-ri-us. See APOCRYPHAL EPISTLES. GOSPELS, SPURIOUS spu'-ri-us. See APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS.