Pericope

//pəˈɹɪkəpi//

Synonyms for "pericope" (2 found)

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Translations

14 translations across 8 languages.

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Finnish

2 entries
  • perikooppi noun (section of text forming a coherent thought)
  • raamatunkohta noun (passage of religious Scripture)

French

2 entries
  • péricope noun (section of text forming a coherent thought)
  • péricope liturgique noun (passage of religious Scripture)

German

1 entries
  • Perikope noun (passage of religious Scripture)

Greek

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  • περικοπή noun (section of text forming a coherent thought)
  • περικοπή noun (passage of religious Scripture)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • perikop noun (section of text forming a coherent thought)
  • perikop noun (passage of religious Scripture)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • зачало noun (section of text forming a coherent thought)
  • зачало noun (passage of religious Scripture)
  • перикопа noun (section of text forming a coherent thought)

Old Church Slavonic

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  • зачало noun (passage of religious Scripture)

Polish

1 entries
  • perykopa noun (passage of religious Scripture)

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

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How can one know who is the author of the pericope about the woman taken in adultery in the Gospel of John?

Source: tatoeba (12447327)

The reader looked up the Sunday morning pericope.

Source: wiktionary

The oldest known system of pericopes in the Western Church is ascribed to Jerome.

Source: wiktionary

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