prokeimenon

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Ancient Greek προκείμενον (prokeímenon).

noun prokeimena · prokimenon

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.

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@misc{prokeimenon_2026,
  title = {prokeimenon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prokeimenon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}