prokeimenon
noun
pro·kei·me·non
prōˈkīməˌnän
plural prokeimena
-nə
: a short anthem sung in Eastern churches before the reading of a passage from the Acts, the Epistles, or the Apocalypse
Word History
Etymology
Late Greek, from Greek, neuter of prokeimenōs, present participle of prokeisthai to lie before, precede, from pro- pro- entry 1 + keisthai to lie