Entrance Hymn (Eisodikon)
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Entrance Hymn (Eisodikon) is the liturgical chant sung during the Little Entrance in the Byzantine Divine Liturgy, accompanying the clergy’s procession with the Gospel Book into the sanctuary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Entrance Hymn (Eisodikon) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2365389 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Entrance Hymn (Eisodikon) Context triple: [Little Entrance, relatedConcept, Entrance Hymn (Eisodikon)]
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A.
Trisagion Hymn
The Trisagion Hymn is an ancient and central Christian liturgical chant that repeatedly acclaims God as “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal,” used especially in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic worship.
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B.
Panagia Antiphonitria
Panagia Antiphonitria is a revered Orthodox icon of the Virgin Mary associated with miraculous intercession, venerated at Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos.
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C.
Sanctus
Sanctus is a central Christian liturgical hymn of praise, traditionally sung during the Eucharistic prayer in many church rites.
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D.
Sursum Corda
Sursum Corda is a Latin phrase meaning "Lift up your hearts," commonly used as a Christian liturgical exhortation and as an inspirational motto.
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E.
Great Entrance
The Great Entrance is a solemn procession in the Byzantine Divine Liturgy during which the bread and wine are carried to the altar in preparation for the Eucharistic sacrifice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Entrance Hymn (Eisodikon) Target entity description: Entrance Hymn (Eisodikon) is the liturgical chant sung during the Little Entrance in the Byzantine Divine Liturgy, accompanying the clergy’s procession with the Gospel Book into the sanctuary.
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A.
Trisagion Hymn
The Trisagion Hymn is an ancient and central Christian liturgical chant that repeatedly acclaims God as “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal,” used especially in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic worship.
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B.
Panagia Antiphonitria
Panagia Antiphonitria is a revered Orthodox icon of the Virgin Mary associated with miraculous intercession, venerated at Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos.
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C.
Sanctus
Sanctus is a central Christian liturgical hymn of praise, traditionally sung during the Eucharistic prayer in many church rites.
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D.
Sursum Corda
Sursum Corda is a Latin phrase meaning "Lift up your hearts," commonly used as a Christian liturgical exhortation and as an inspirational motto.
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E.
Great Entrance
The Great Entrance is a solemn procession in the Byzantine Divine Liturgy during which the bread and wine are carried to the altar in preparation for the Eucharistic sacrifice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine chant
ⓘ
liturgical chant ⓘ processional hymn ⓘ |
| accompanies |
clergy procession into the sanctuary
ⓘ
procession with the Gospel Book ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
Christ
ⓘ
linked to:
Jesus Christ
|
| associatedGesture |
blessing with the Gospel Book
ⓘ
incensation during the entrance ⓘ |
| associatedWithAction | solemn entrance of clergy ⓘ |
| associatedWithObject |
Gospel Book
ⓘ
linked to:
Codex Marianus
|
| associatedWithPlace | sanctuary ⓘ |
| associatedWithRite | Byzantine Rite ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Cherubic Hymn
ⓘ
Communion Hymn ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek "eisodos" meaning "entrance" ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Eisodikon
ⓘ
linked to:
Aposticha
Entrance Chant ⓘ |
| hasVariantText |
Sunday entrance hymn
ⓘ
festal entrance hymn ⓘ weekday entrance hymn ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | evolved from early Christian processional psalmody ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Greek ⓘ |
| liturgicalBook |
Euchologion
ⓘ
Horologion ⓘ Typikon ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction |
introductory hymn of the Liturgy of the Word
ⓘ
processional ⓘ |
| liturgicalPosition |
after the antiphons
ⓘ
before the Trisagion Hymn ⓘ |
| mayBeChantedIn | different Byzantine echoi (modes) ⓘ |
| musicalTradition |
Byzantine chant tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine chant
|
| performedBy |
chanter
ⓘ
choir ⓘ congregation ⓘ |
| performedFacing | holy doors (royal doors) ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Great Entrance ⓘ |
| sungDuring | Little Entrance ⓘ |
| symbolism |
Christ entering to proclaim the Gospel
ⓘ
entrance of the Word of God among the faithful ⓘ |
| timeOfUse | during Divine Liturgy ⓘ |
| typicalContent | short verse or troparion ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Byzantine Divine Liturgy
ⓘ
linked to:
Divine Liturgy
Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great ⓘ Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom ⓘ Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine Rite ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Catholic Churches
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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