Martyr Polyeuktos of Melitene in Armenia - Troparion & Kontakion

Troparion — Tone 1

(Podoben: “O citizen of the desert...”)
The light of godliness shone upon you from heaven, / and you became a noble soldier of Christ. / When you were beheaded you were numbered with the choirs of Martyrs, / with whom, O godly-minded Polу́euktos, always pray for those who cry: / “Glory to Him strengthened You. / Glory to Him Who crowned you. / Glory to Him Who, through you, grants healings for all.”

Troparion — Tone 4

(Podoben: “Be quick to anticipate...”)
Your Martyr Polу́euktos, O Lord, / through his contest received an incorruptible crown from You, our God; / for, possessed of Your strength, / he laid the tyrants low and shattered the powerless boldness of the demons. / By his supplications, save our souls.

Kontakion — Tone 4

(Podoben: “You appeared today...”)
When the Savior bowed his head in the Jordan, / the heads of the dragons were crushed;1 / when Polу́euktos was beheaded, the deceiver was put to shame.


1 Genesis 3:15, 1 John 3:8.