prokeimenon (English, noun)
expansion: prokeimenon (plural prokeimena)
Senses:
topics: Christianity
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: prokeimena
tags: plural
form: prokimenon
tags: alternative