Definition
A liturgical hymn or metrical prayer used in the Byzantine and Orthodox Christian church services, often telling stories of saints or biblical events in poetic form.
Etymology
From Greek kontákion, related to kontáx ('pole' or 'staff'), originally referring to the pole on which hymn scrolls were fastened in Byzantine churches during the 4th-6th centuries. The practice spread throughout Eastern Christianity.
Kelly Says
The contakion of St. Romanos the Melodist from the 6th century is so famous that it's still sung in Orthodox churches today—it means a single person's poetry from 1,500 years ago is still touching people's hearts.
Translations
ARالعربية
التواصل
al-ta-wasul
CACatalà
contacció
kon-tak-thee-ohn
CSČeština
kontakion
kon-tak-ee-ohn
DADansk
kontakion
kon-tak-ee-ohn
DEDeutsch
Kontakion
kon-tak-ee-ohn
ELΕλληνικά
κοινωνία
koin-on-ee-a
ESEspañol
contakion
kon-tak-ee-ohn
FISuomi
kontakion
kon-tak-ee-ohn
FRFrançais
contakion
kon-tak-ee-ohn
HEעברית
תקשורת
ti-kash-rut
HUMagyar
kontakion
kon-tak-ee-ohn
IDBahasa Indonesia
kontak
kon-tak
ITItaliano
contakion
kon-tak-ee-ohn
JA日本語
コンタキオン
kon-ta-ki-on
MSBahasa Melayu
kontak
kon-tak
MYမြန်မာ
ဆက်သွယ်
shet-thwe
NLNederlands
contakion
kon-tak-ee-ohn
NONorsk
kontakion
kon-tak-ee-ohn
PLPolski
kontakcja
kon-tak-tcha
PTPortuguês
contakion
kon-tak-ee-ohn
RORomână
contakion
kon-tak-ee-ohn
RUРусский
контакйон
kon-tak-yon
SVSvenska
kontakion
kon-tak-ee-ohn
SWKiswahili
mawasiliano
ma-wa-si-li-a-no
TAதமிழ்
தொடர்பு
to-dar-pu
TEతెలుగు
సంపర్కం
sam-par-kam
THไทย
การติดต่อ
gaan-dit-kon
TRTürkçe
contakion
kon-tak-ee-ohn
UKУкраїнська
контакйон
kon-tak-yon
VITiếng Việt
liên lạc
lien-lac
ZH中文
Kontakion
kon-ta-ki-on
ZUZU
ukuxhumana
oo-koo-hoo-ma-na