Term
Kontakion
A sermon in verse consisting of an introduction and stanzas connected by a refrain, an acrostic, and shared metrical structure.
Filed underChurch History
Definition
A sermon in verse, chanted by the preacher or cantor, that consists of an introduction and varying numbers of stanzas connected to the introduction by a refrain and to one another by an acrostic and by shared metrical structure.
Sources
- 1.Everett Ferguson Church History: Volume One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013). 315Original citation: Ferguson, Everett. Church History. Volume One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013, 315.
Last revised August 14, 2026