Small Apodeipnon

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Small Apodeipnon is a shorter form of the Eastern Orthodox evening prayer service, typically used on weekdays or in more private devotional settings.

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Small Apodeipnon canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian prayer service ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox liturgical service ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Small Compline ⓘ
linked to: Compline
associatedWith daily cycle of services ⓘ
contains Theotokion (hymn to the Mother of God) ⓘ
Trisagion prayers ⓘ
hymns ⓘ
prayers ⓘ
prayers for forgiveness ⓘ
psalms ⓘ
contrastedWith Great Apodeipnon ⓘ
emphasis personal devotion ⓘ
quiet, penitential prayer ⓘ
etymology from Greek “apodeipnon” meaning “after supper” ⓘ
frequencyOfUse regularly on non-festal days ⓘ
hasStructure fixed order with variable elements ⓘ
isShorterFormOf Apodeipnon ⓘ
Great Apodeipnon ⓘ
languageOfTerm Greek ⓘ
liturgicalBook Horologion ⓘ
liturgicalFamily Byzantine Rite ⓘ
liturgicalTime evening ⓘ
night ⓘ
notableFeature simpler and shorter than Great Compline ⓘ
partOf Orthodox daily office ⓘ
performedBy clergy ⓘ
laypeople ⓘ
monastics ⓘ
purpose daily repentance ⓘ
evening thanksgiving ⓘ
preparation for sleep ⓘ
religiousTradition Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
setting church ⓘ
home ⓘ
monastery ⓘ
usedBy Bulgarian Orthodox Church ⓘ
Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ
Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ
Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ
Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ
other Byzantine-rite Orthodox Churches ⓘ
usedInContext family prayer ⓘ
monastic prayer ⓘ
private devotion ⓘ
usedOn weekdays ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Apodeipnon → hasCounterpart → Small Apodeipnon ⓘ