KONTAKION


Meaning of KONTAKION in English

/kawn tah"kee awn/ ; Eng. /keuhn tay"kee on'/ , n. , pl. kontakia /-kee ah/ ; Eng. /-kee euh/ . Gk. Orth. Ch.

a short hymn honoring a saint.

Also, contakion .

[ kontákion scroll, equiv. to kontak- (s. of kóntax ) pole + -ion dim. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .