PERICOPE Definition & Meaning

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pericope

[ puh-rik-uh-pee ]

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noun

plural pericopes, pericopae

a selection or extract from a book.
lection ( def 2 ).

pericope

/ pəˈrɪkəpɪ; ˌpɛrɪˈkɒpɪk /

noun

a selection from a book, esp a passage from the Bible read at religious services

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Derived Forms

pericopic, adjective

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

��·��o·�貹�� ��·��·��Ǳ�·�� [per-i-, kop, -ik], adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of pericope¹

1650–60; < Late Latin ��Ǳ�ŧ section < Greek ��Ǳ�ḗ a cutting, equivalent to peri- peri- + ��Ǳ�ḗ a cutting

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of pericope¹

C17: via Late Latin from Greek ��Ǳ�ŧ piece cut out, from peri- + ��Ǳ�ŧ a cutting

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The pericope de adulterâ is supplied at the end of the codex—imperfect after verse 6.

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Many of Miss Hoppe’s hymns have been written on the pericopes of the Church Year.

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I find it suggested that perhaps the subject-matter may sufficiently account for all that has happened to the pericope de adultera: And so it may, no doubt.

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This is the date adopted by the Bollandists, because the ancient missals mark the pericope, Matt. x., for the gospel of this day.

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The pericope in question occurs, in most authorities which contain it, after vii.

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