Θεοτοκίον

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Θεοτόκος (Theotókos, God-bearer; Mother of God; Holy Mother of God;) +‎ -ίον (-íon, A noun-forming diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Θεοτοκίον (Theotokíonf (genitive Θεοτοκῐ́ου); second declension (Koine, Byzantine)

  1. (Christianity) A hymn to Mary, the Theotokos, read or chanted during the Divine Services of the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.

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