epitrachelion
nounEtymology
Borrowed from Byzantine Greek ἐπιτραχήλιον (epitrakhḗlion), from Ancient Greek ἐπιτραχήλιος (epitrakhḗlios, “on the neck”) + -ιον (-ion, suffix forming diminutive nouns). ἐπιτραχήλιος (epitrakhḗlios) is from ἐπι- (epi-, “on, upon, on top of, covering”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (“on; at; near”)) + τράχηλος (trákhēlos, “neck”) + -ῐος (-ĭos) (from Proto-Indo-European *-yós (suffix forming adjectives)).
- derived from *-yós✻
- derived from *h₁epi✻
- derived from ἐπιτραχήλιος
- borrowed from ἐπιτραχήλιον
Definitions
The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church as the…
The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.
- The epitrachelion is the Orthodox equivalent of the stole, but it hangs straight instead of being crossed over the chest, as is the case with the stole in Western churches.
- The colorful tassels of the visible ends of the hierarchs' epitrachelions suggest a late-fourteenth century date.
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