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Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek perikop? section, from peri- + kop? act of cutting, from koptein to cut — more at capon Date: 1658 a selection from a book; specifically lection 1

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a short passage or paragraph, esp. a portion of Scripture read in public worship. Etymology: LL f. Gk perikope (as PERI-, kope cutting f. kopto cut)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pericope Pe*ric"o*pe, n. [L., section of a book, Gr. ?; ? around + ? to cut.] A selection or extract from a book; especially (Theol.), a selection from the Bible, appointed to be read in the churches or used as a text for a sermon.