pericope
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- pericopal adjective
- pericopic adjective
Etymology
Origin of pericope
1650–60; < Late Latin pericopē section < Greek perikopḗ a cutting, equivalent to peri- peri- + kopḗ a cutting
Explanation
A pericope is a short passage from a book, like the pericopes that are sometimes read aloud during a wedding ceremony. The Greek root of pericope is perikopē, which literally means "a cutting all around." In ancient Greece, the word was used to describe a bit of any book that was "cut out" or excerpted from the larger text, but it's come to refer mainly to Bible passages selected to read on special occasions, like weddings and funerals. Be careful not to confuse pericope with periscope!
Vocabulary lists containing pericope
Example Sentences
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It contains the pericope de adultera in St. John, but in the Vulgate, not the Old Latin, text. r2.
From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose
The pericope de adulterâ is supplied at the end of the codex—imperfect after verse 6.
From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose
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.
From The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Miller, Edward
In the oldest Greek MS which contains this pericope, the Codex Bezæ, the words 'taken in adultery' are read 'taken in sin.'
From Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" by Lightfoot, Joseph Barber
And first, the case of the pericope de adultera requires to be placed before the reader in its true bearings.
From The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Miller, Edward
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