komboskini
English edit
Etymology edit
From Greek κομποσκοίνι (komposkoíni, “prayer rope”).
Noun edit
komboskini (plural komboskini)
- (Christianity) A rope of usually 33, 50 or 100 knots, used in meditative prayer in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic tradition, to count one's recitations of the Jesus Prayer.
- Synonyms: chotki, prayer rope
Usage notes edit
All three terms (chotki, prayer rope and komboskini) are in common usage by Orthodox Christians, though the choice of word tends to indicate one's ecclesiastic tradition: prayer rope is tradition-neutral, chotki is commonly used by those of the Slavic tradition, and komboskini is most common amongst those of the Greek tradition.
Translations edit
prayer rope
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