English
Etymology
From late Latin #Latin|pericope, from Greek �ε�ικο�ή �section�, from peri- + κο�ή �cutting�, from κ���ειν �to cut�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/p��rɪk�pi/
Noun
en-noun
- A section of text, especially a passage of Scripture to be read in public worship.
#: The reader looked up the Sunday morning pericope.
#: The oldest know system of pericopes in the Western Church is ascribed to Jerome.
References
The Lutheran Cyclopedia, 1954, 1975 Concordia Publishing House, St Louis p 614.
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