ὡρολόγιον

See also: Ωρολόγιον and ωρολόγιο

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From ὥρα (hṓra, hour) +‎ λέγω (légō, to put in order) +‎ -ιον (-ion).

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    Noun

    ὡρολόγιον • (hōrológionn (genitive ὡρολογίου); second declension

    1. (Koine) mechanism for telling the time, clock
    2. (Byzantine) Byzantine book of hours, a liturgical book containing the text of the daily Liturgy of the Hours of prayer as practiced in Christian churches observing the Byzantine liturgy

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    Descendants

    • Greek: ρολόι (rolói)
      • Serbo-Croatian: reloj
    • Hebrew: אוֹרְלוֹגִין (orlogin)
    • Latin: hōrologium (see there for further descendants)

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