zeon
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Byzantine Greek ζέον (zéon, “zeon; boiling”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ζέω (zéō, “boil”).
Noun
zeon (uncountable)
- the hot water added to the chalice by the priest during the Byzantine Eucharist to commemorate the water that flowed from the crucified Christ's side when pierced by the spear