The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromστιχηρός“written in lines”
- Greek · derived fromστιχηρό
- English todaysticheron
From Greek στιχηρό (stichiró), from Ancient Greek στιχηρός (stikhērós, “written in lines”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
sticheron
Today it means: A hymn, often written in cycles and sung in alternation with psalm verses, used in the Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite. Full definition →
Greek στιχηρό ← Ancient Greek στιχηρός