Etymology

antidoron

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Today it means: A piece of ordinary leavened bread, taken from remnants of loaves used for the Eucharist, which has been blessed but not consecrated; distributed in churches that use the Byzantine Rite. Full definition →

Medieval Greek αντίδωρον ← Koine Greek ἀντίδωρον ← Ancient Greek ἀντί + δῶρον
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀντί + δῶρον“gift in return; instead of a gift”
  2. Koine Greek · borrowed fromἀντίδωρον
  3. Medieval Greek · borrowed fromαντίδωρον
  4. English todayantidoron

From Medieval Greek αντίδωρον (antídōron) from Koine Greek ἀντίδωρον (antídōron) from Ancient Greek ἀντί + δῶρον (antí + dôron, “gift in return; instead of a gift”).

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