McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Epitrachelion

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Epitrachelion


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(Gr. ἐðß , upon, and ôñÜ÷çëïò , the neck), a vestment of the Greek ecclesiastics, which, instead of being put round the neck like a scarf, is joined at the centre, and has an orifice left at its upper end that it may be passed over the head. SEE STOLE.