McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Apolytikion

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Apolytikion


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( ἀðïëõôßêéïí ). 'In the Greek Church the conclusion of the office or form of dismissal is called Apolysis ( ἀðüëõóéò ). The Apolytikion is composed of troparia, or verses suited to the particular day or festival which are such after the dismissal.. See Suicer, s.v.; Goar, Euchol. p. 32,123.