Great Wednesday hymnography

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For the Great Monday and Great Tuesday see here and here.

For the Matins on the Great Monday one New Iadgari ms, Sin. Geo. O. 1, has:

1) For the Great Wednesday Orthros:

- Usual kanon of Kosma.
- Three stichera for the Ainoi and one Theotokion. The first two stichera are "Ἡ ἀπεγνωσμένη διὰ τὸν βίον" and "Ἡ βεβυθισμένη τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ". The third one is not in the printed Triodion, but is found in Tropologion MG 5: "Ἡ ἐσκοτισμένη τῇ διανοίᾳ". The Theotokion starts as follows: "What was proclaimed by the prophets, was fulfilled for you, o Mother of God".

2) For the vespers on Great Wednesday:

- Three stichera and one Theotokion in Plagal Second. The first sticheron starts as follows: "Today the synagogue of godless Jews gathered in the yard of Kaiapha".

Sin. Geo. O. 14 adds a group of three stichera of the Aposticha for the Orthros (the first one: "Today a bitter synagogue has gathered for the Lord and are making plans for the death of the Lord").

The Ancient Tropologion has "Ὅτε ἡ ἁμαρτωλός προσέφερε τὸ μύρον" as the entrance troparion (oxitaj) of the vespers.
 
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Shota

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The Ancient Tropologion includes also "Ὢ τῆς Ἰούδα ἀθλιότητος", but in the Midnight Service from the Great Thursday to the Great Friday. The Mode is given as Plagal Third (Barys).
 

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A sticheron "Σήμερον τὸ κατὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ πονηρὸν συνήχθη συνέδριον" of the Great Thursday from the printed Triodion shows a number of parallels to the first Georgian sticheron of Aposticha.
 
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