ecclesia

ec·cle·si·a

E0024000 (ĭ-klē′zhē-ə, -zē-ə)n. pl. ec·cle·si·ae (-zhē-ē′, -zē-ē′) 1. The political assembly of citizens of an ancient Greek state.2. a. A church or congregation.b. The collective body of Christian believers regarded as constituting a universal church.

[Latin ecclēsia, from Greek ekklēsiā, from ekkalein, to summon forth : ek-, out; see ecto- + kalein, klē-, to call; see kelə- in Indo-European roots.]

ecclesia

(ɪˈkliːzɪə) n, pl -siae (-zɪˌiː) 1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (in formal Church usage) a congregation2. (Historical Terms) the assembly of citizens of an ancient Greek state[C16: from Medieval Latin, from Late Greek ekklēsia assembly, from ekklētos called, from ekkalein to call out, from kalein to call]

ec•cle•si•a

(ɪˈkli ʒi ə, -zi ə)

n., pl. -si•ae (-ʒiˌi, -ziˌi) 1. an assembly, esp. the popular assembly of ancient Athens. 2. a congregation; church. [1570–80; < Latin < Greek ekklēsía assembly]

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ecclesia

enUK

ecclesia

a term referring to a universal church, e.g. the Roman Catholic Church, in place of the more generic term CHURCH. See also CHURCH-SECT TYPOLOGY.

Ecclesia

the most common name for the popular assembly in ancient Greece. In the Athens of Pericles (mid-fifth century B.C.) and in other democratic poleis, or city-states, the ecclesia was the highest governmental body. It elected officials and exercised legislative, executive, and judicial power. In oligarchic poleis the authority of the ecclesia was limited by other governmental bodies, such as councils and collegia.

In many poleis, the popular assembly was given a special name; the term apella was used in Sparta, the term agora in Delphi and the cities of Thessaly, and the term alia in Argos, Epidaurus, Gela, and Acragas (present-day Agrigento). Writers of late antiquity used the word “ecclesia” to refer to the place where a popular assembly was held.

In Christian writings, “ecclesia” may mean either the community of believers or the church as a whole.

Ecclesia

ECCLESIA. In classical Greek this word signifies any assembly, and in this sense it is used in Acts xix. 39. But ordinarily, in the New Testament, the word denotes a Christian assembly, and is rendered into English by the word church. It occurs thrice only in, the Gospels, viz. in Matt. xvi. 18, and xviii. 17; but very frequently in the other parts of the New Testament, beginning with Acts ii. 47. In Acts xix. 37, the word churches, in the common English version, seems to be improperly used to denote heathen temples. Figuratively, the word church is employed to signify the building set apart for the Christian assemblies; but the word eclesia is not used in the New Testament in that sense.

单词	ecclesia
释义	ecclesia enUK ec·cle·si·a E0024000 (ĭ-klē′zhē-ə, -zē-ə)n. pl. ec·cle·si·ae (-zhē-ē′, -zē-ē′) 1. The political assembly of citizens of an ancient Greek state.2. a. A church or congregation.b. The collective body of Christian believers regarded as constituting a universal church. [Latin ecclēsia, from Greek ekklēsiā, from ekkalein, to summon forth : ek-, out; see ecto- + kalein, klē-, to call; see kelə- in Indo-European roots.] ecclesia (ɪˈkliːzɪə) n, pl -siae (-zɪˌiː) 1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (in formal Church usage) a congregation2. (Historical Terms) the assembly of citizens of an ancient Greek state[C16: from Medieval Latin, from Late Greek ekklēsia assembly, from ekklētos called, from ekkalein to call out, from kalein to call] ec•cle•si•a (ɪˈkli ʒi ə, -zi ə) n., pl. -si•ae (-ʒiˌi, -ziˌi) 1. an assembly, esp. the popular assembly of ancient Athens. 2. a congregation; church. [1570–80; < Latin < Greek ekklēsía assembly] Translations ecclesia enUK ecclesia a term referring to a universal church, e.g. the Roman Catholic Church, in place of the more generic term CHURCH. See also CHURCH-SECT TYPOLOGY. Ecclesia the most common name for the popular assembly in ancient Greece. In the Athens of Pericles (mid-fifth century B.C.) and in other democratic poleis, or city-states, the ecclesia was the highest governmental body. It elected officials and exercised legislative, executive, and judicial power. In oligarchic poleis the authority of the ecclesia was limited by other governmental bodies, such as councils and collegia. In many poleis, the popular assembly was given a special name; the term apella was used in Sparta, the term agora in Delphi and the cities of Thessaly, and the term alia in Argos, Epidaurus, Gela, and Acragas (present-day Agrigento). Writers of late antiquity used the word “ecclesia” to refer to the place where a popular assembly was held. In Christian writings, “ecclesia” may mean either the community of believers or the church as a whole. Ecclesia enUK ECCLESIA. In classical Greek this word signifies any assembly, and in this sense it is used in Acts xix. 39. But ordinarily, in the New Testament, the word denotes a Christian assembly, and is rendered into English by the word church. It occurs thrice only in, the Gospels, viz. in Matt. xvi. 18, and xviii. 17; but very frequently in the other parts of the New Testament, beginning with Acts ii. 47. In Acts xix. 37, the word churches, in the common English version, seems to be improperly used to denote heathen temples. Figuratively, the word church is employed to signify the building set apart for the Christian assemblies; but the word eclesia is not used in the New Testament in that sense.
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