pericope

(pə rik′ə pē)

noun

a passage, usually short, from a written work; esp., lection (sense )

Origin: LL(Ec) < Gr perikopē, orig., a cutting all around < peri-, around (see peri-) + kopē, a cutting < base of koptein, to cut: see shaft

See pericope in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. pe·ric·o·pes or pe·ric·o·pae (-pēˌ)

An extract or selection from a book, especially a reading from a Scripture that forms part of a church service.

Origin:

Origin: Late Latin pericopē

Origin: , from Greek perikopē, a cutting around, section

Origin: , from perikoptein, to cut around

Origin: : peri-, peri-

Origin: + koptein, to cut

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