eikon

One day the Archbishop took the eikon—image—of the Virgin, which was carried around in solemn procession.

For all practical purposes, nevertheless, the "Eikon" in Milton's time was the King's book, for everybody thought it so.

It has been suspected that this poem is a pious fraud, and put forth in the king's name—as likewise was the "Eikon Basilike."

There he was anointed with the holy oil of the lamp before the saint's eikon, and bowed long in humble adoration at her feet.

The eikon may have been removed from the Pantokrator to the church of Hodegetria on the eve of the triumphal entry.