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1577 ἐκκλησία [[ekklesia]] [ek-klay-see’-ah] from a compound of [[1537]] and a derivative of [[2564]] ''call'' or [[2753]] ''to command''; n f; TDNT- 3:501,394; [{See TDNT 352 }] AV-church 115, assembly 3; 118 | [[1577]] ἐκκλησία [[ekklesia]] [ek-klay-see’-ah] from a compound of [[1537]] and a derivative of [[2564]] ''call'' or [[2753]] ''to command''; n f; TDNT- 3:501,394; [{See TDNT 352 }] AV-church 115, assembly 3; 118 | ||
: 1) '''a gathering of citizens''' called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly | : 1) '''a gathering of citizens''' called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly | ||
:: 1a) an assembly of the people convened at the public place of the council for the purpose of deliberating | :: 1a) an assembly of the people convened at the public place of the council for the purpose of deliberating | ||
Latest revision as of 02:57, 4 September 2022
1577 ἐκκλησία ekklesia [ek-klay-see’-ah] from a compound of 1537 and a derivative of 2564 call or 2753 to command; n f; TDNT- 3:501,394; [{See TDNT 352 }] AV-church 115, assembly 3; 118
- 1) a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly
- 1a) an assembly of the people convened at the public place of the council for the purpose of deliberating
- 1b) the assembly of the Israelites
- 1c) any gathering or throng of men assembled by chance, tumultuously
- 1d) in a Christian sense
- 1d1) an assembly of Christians gathered for worship in a religious meeting
- 1d2) a company of Christians, or of those who, hoping for eternal salvation through Jesus Christ, observe their own religious rites, hold their own religious meetings, and manage their own affairs, according to regulations prescribed for the body for order’s sake
- 1d3) those who anywhere, in a city, village, constitute such a company and are united into one body
- 1d4) the whole body of Christians scattered throughout the earth
- 1d5) the assembly of faithful Christians already dead and received into heaven
- For Synonyms see entry 5897
- Ekklesia "an assembly of citizens summoned by the crier, the legislative assembly." [R. Scott, and H.G. Liddell, A Greek-English Lexicon, p. 206.]
- "The assembly of the people, which in Greek cities had the power of final decision in public affairs" [ A German classical philologist, Oskar Seyffert, A Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, pp. 202-203].