κοντάκιον

Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

From κόνταξ (kóntax, rod, stick, referring to the pole around which the scroll [with the hymn on it] was wound) +‎ -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

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κοντᾰ́κῐον (kontákionn (genitive κοντᾰκῐ́ου); second declension

  1. (Byzantine) Kontakion, a type of Byzantine hymn

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