Definitions for pericope

pericope pe·ric·o·pe

Spelling: [puh-rik-uh-pee]
IPA: /pəˈrɪk əˌpi/

Pericope is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 169 anagrams from letters in pericope (ceeioppr).

Definitions for pericope

noun

  1. a selection or extract from a book.
  2. lection (def 2).

Origin of pericope

1650-60; Late Latin pericopē section Greek perikopḗ a cutting, equivalent to peri- peri- + kopḗ a cutting

Examples for pericope

What if the pericope de adultera, without being actually inserted in full, was recognized by Cod.

And first, the case of the pericope de adultera requires to be placed before the reader in its true bearings.

This is the date adopted by the Bollandists, because the ancient missals mark the pericope, Matt.

For unless they do, there is no help for it but the pericope de adultera must be left where it is.

Word Value for pericope
Scrable

14

Words with friends

17

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