zeon
English
editEtymology
editFrom Byzantine Greek ζέον (zéon, “zeon; boiling”), from Ancient Greek ζέω (zéō, “boil”).
Noun
editzeon (uncountable)
- the hot water added to the chalice by the priest during the Byzantine Eucharist to commemorate the water that flowed from the crucified Christ's side when pierced by the spear