concept
Ikos
ikos
also: икос
The longer companion stanza to a kontakion in an akafist, typically built from parallel "Rejoice..." exclamations; Ieronim quotes several genuine ikos lines from real akafisty in praise of Nikolai's models.
Reading notes
- On Holy Night §45 The first ikos must always begin with an angel
An ikos is the longer companion stanza to a kontakion in an akafist, typically built from a series of parallel "Rejoice..." (Radujsya) exclamations addressed to the hymn's subject; Ieronim quotes several genuine ikos lines later in this same speech.