Troparion
Definition
The oldest Christian chant and the first hymn without a scriptural source; from tropos (‘victory sign, trophy’ or ‘pattern/mode’). Used for the apolytikion (dismissal troparion) and for the troparia of the canons
The oldest Christian chant and the first hymn without a scriptural source; from tropos (‘victory sign, trophy’ or ‘pattern/mode’). Used for the apolytikion (dismissal troparion) and for the troparia of the canons