English words from Medieval Greek
- kontakionA form of hymn or poem recited as a dialogue between a chanter and the choir.
- iconostasisA wall of icons between the sanctuary and the nave in an Eastern Orthodox church.
- acheiropoietonA religion icon (chiefly of Christ or the Virgin Mary) believed not to have been created by human hands; a miraculous image.
- angonA type of javelin with a barbed tip, used by the Franks and the various Germanic tribes in the Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages.
- antidoronA 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.
- automelonA composition used in Orthodox Christianity to create other hymns, following its melody and rhythm.
- bambakionA type of padded under-garment, worn under armour, especially by Byzantine troops.
- ByzantiacSynonym of Byzantine.
- catepanThe governor of a catepanate such as the Catepanate of Italy, a Byzantine province.
- ctenidiumA respiratory system, in the form of a comb, in some molluscs
- epimanikionA cuff worn over the sticharion by clergy in the Greek Orthodox Church, corresponding to a maniple in other Catholic churches.
- episemonAn insignia or some other distinguishing symbol.
- epitrachelionThe liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.
- eschatocolThe final section of a document, often involving a formulaic close (e.g. “Yours faithfully”), the date and location of writing, and information on the document's originators e.g. author, counter-signer, witnesses present, etc.
- hyperpyronA Byzantine coin in use during the late Middle Ages, replacing the solidus as the Byzantine Empire’s gold coinage.
- kathismaA division of the psalter, used by Eastern Orthodox Christians and Eastern Catholics who follow the Byzantine Rite.
- megadukeThe commander-in-chief of the Byzantine navy.
- menologemA stylized date used for certain documents of the Byzantine Empire.
- menologionSynonym of menologium, particularly in Greek, Byzantine, and Eastern Orthodox contexts.
- PaulicianA follower of Paulicianism.
- phago-Eating, feeding, consuming.
- PlethonGeorgios Gemistos Plethon (c. 1355–1453), a Byzantine Greek philosopher.
- rantistirionA ritual sprinkler used in some Christian rites.
- sebastokratorA person holding a senior court title in the late Byzantine Empire and nearby states, generally restricted to members of the imperial family.
- syncliteA specially summoned council or assembly of elders in classical Greece.
- TrullanRelating to the Quinisext Council held in 692 in the dome-roofed hall in the imperial palace at Constantinople.
- ZonarasA surname from Medieval Greek — famously held by