pericope

[puh-rik-uh-pee]

noun

plural

pericopes, pericopae 

1. a selection or extract from a book.

2. lection.

pericope

/ pəˈrɪkəpɪ, ˌpɛrɪˈkɒpɪk /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• pericopal adjective
• pericopic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pericope¹

1650–60; < Late Latin pericopē section < Greek perikopḗ a cutting, equivalent to peri- peri- + kopḗ a cutting

Word History and Origins

Origin of pericope¹

C17: via Late Latin from Greek perikopē piece cut out, from _peri- + kopē a cutting

Example Sentences

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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And first, the case of the pericope de adultera requires to be placed before the reader in its true bearings.

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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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Related Words

• extract 
• fragment 
• passage 
• piece 
• portion 
• quotation 
• selection