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( ἁãéïóßäçñïí , holy iron), one of the substitutes for bells still used in the East (also called ôὸ óéäçñïῦí , êñïῦóìá ). SEE SEMANTRON. It usually consists of an iron plate, curved like the tire of a wheel, which is struck with a hammer, and produces a sound not unlike that of a gong. They are occasionally made of brass. See Neale, Eastern Church, Int. pages 217, 225; Daniel, Codex Lit. 4:199.