Entrance Hymn (Eisodikon)
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Entrance Hymn (Eisodikon) is the liturgical chant sung during the Little Entrance in the Byzantine Divine Liturgy, accompanying the clergy’s procession with the Gospel Book into the sanctuary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Entrance Hymn (Eisodikon) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine chant
ⓘ
liturgical chant ⓘ processional hymn ⓘ |
| accompanies |
clergy procession into the sanctuary
ⓘ
procession with the Gospel Book ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Christ
|
| associatedGesture |
blessing with the Gospel Book
ⓘ
incensation during the entrance ⓘ |
| associatedWithAction | solemn entrance of clergy ⓘ |
| associatedWithObject |
Codex Marianus
ⓘ
surface form:
Gospel Book
|
| associatedWithPlace | sanctuary ⓘ |
| associatedWithRite | Byzantine Rite ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Cherubic Hymn
ⓘ
Communion Hymn ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek "eisodos" meaning "entrance" ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Aposticha
ⓘ
surface form:
Eisodikon
Entrance Chant ⓘ |
| hasVariantText |
Sunday entrance hymn
ⓘ
festal entrance hymn ⓘ weekday entrance hymn ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | evolved from early Christian processional psalmody ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Greek ⓘ |
| liturgicalBook |
Euchologion
ⓘ
Horologion ⓘ Typikon ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction |
introductory hymn of the Liturgy of the Word
ⓘ
processional ⓘ |
| liturgicalPosition |
after the antiphons
ⓘ
before the Trisagion Hymn ⓘ |
| mayBeChantedIn | different Byzantine echoi (modes) ⓘ |
| musicalTradition |
Byzantine chant
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine chant tradition
|
| performedBy |
chanter
ⓘ
choir ⓘ congregation ⓘ |
| performedFacing | holy doors (royal doors) ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Great Entrance ⓘ |
| sungDuring | Little Entrance ⓘ |
| symbolism |
Christ entering to proclaim the Gospel
ⓘ
entrance of the Word of God among the faithful ⓘ |
| timeOfUse | during Divine Liturgy ⓘ |
| typicalContent | short verse or troparion ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Divine Liturgy
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine Divine Liturgy
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great ⓘ Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom ⓘ Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine Rite
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
|
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