Bible Dictionaries
Pericope

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pericope'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pericope.html. 1828.