prokeimenon
English
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editEtymology
editAncient Greek προκείμενον (prokeímenon).
Noun
editprokeimenon (plural prokeimena)
- (Christianity) In the liturgical practice of the Orthodox Church and Byzantine Rite, a psalm or canticle refrain sung responsorially at certain points of the Divine Liturgy or the Divine Office, usually to introduce a scripture reading.