pericope

noun /pəˈɹɪkəpi/

1. A section of text forming a coherent thought, suitable for use in a speech.

2. A passage of Scripture to be read in public worship or a book containing such passages.

   The reader looked up the Sunday morning pericope.

Where it comes from

From Late Latin pericope, from Ancient Greek περικοπή (perikopḗ, “section”), from περι- (peri-, “across”) + κοπή (kopḗ, “cutting”), from κόπτω (kóptō, “I cut”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry pericope (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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