church (assembly)

prop., of citizens regularly convened (in Thuc., ii, 22, opp. to , ): , , . an assembly σύλλογος a concourse Ac 19:32 39 41 In LXX of of Israel (De 4:10 23:2, al.): , . the assembly, congregation, community Ac 7:38 He 2:12 (LXX) NT, esp. of an assembly or company of Christians, a ; (the) church of gatherings for worship: , , ; I Co 11:18 14:19 34 35 of local communities: , ; with name added, , , , al.; pl., , ; , ; , ; , ; , (but v. Hort, , 10); of a house-congregation (, i, 431a), , , , ; Ac 8:3 I Co 4:17 Ac 8:1 Ro 16:1 I Th 1:1 Ac 15:41 I Co 7:17 Ro 16:16 I Co 16:19 I Co 14:33 Mt 18:17 Ro 16:5 I Co 16:19 Col 4:15 Phm 2 τ. Χριστοῦ τ. Ἀσίας τ. ἁγίων εἰπὸν τ. ἐκκλησίᾳ Ecclesia DB of the whole body of Christians: , , , , al.; , (, T, R, mg.), , , ; , . Mt 16:18 I Co 12:28 Eph 1:22 Phl 3:6 Ac 20:28 I Co 15:9 Ga 1:13 I Ti 3:15 He 12:23 τ. θεοῦ Κυρίου ἐ. προτοτόκων ἀπογεγραμμένων ἐν οὐρανοῖς

gemeente, gemeenten, vergadering

an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.

assembly

a calling out, i.e. (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue, or Christian community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both)

assembly, church

ἐκκλησία, -ας, ἡ (ἐκ-καλέω), [in LXX chiefly for קָהָל, otherwise for one of its cogn. forms ;] 1. prop., an assembly of citizens regularly convened (in Thuc., ii, 22, opposite to σύλλογος, a concourse): Act.19:32, 39 41. 2. In LXX of the assembly, congregation, community of Israel (Deu.4:10 23:2, al.): Act.7:38, Heb.2:12" (LXX) . 3. NT, esp. of an assembly or company of Christians, a (the) church; (a) of gatherings for worship: 1Co.11:18 14:19, 34 35; (b) of local communities: Act.8:3, 1Co.4:17; with name added, Act.8:1, Rom.16:1, 1Th.1:1, al.; pl., Act.15:41, 1Co.7:17; τ. Χριστοῦ, Rom.16:16; τ. Ἀσίας, 1Co.16:19; τ. ἁγίων, 1Co.14:33; εἰπο]ν τ. ἐκκλησίᾳ, Mat.18:17 (but see Hort, Ecclesia, 10); of a house-congregation (DB, i, 431a), Rom.16:5, 1Co.16:19, Col.4:15, Phm 2; (with) of the whole body of Christians: Mat.16:18, 1Co.12:28, Eph.1:22, Php.3:6, al.; τ. θεοῦ, Act.20:28 (Κυρίου, T, R, mg.), 1Co.15:9, Gal.1:13, 1Ti.3:15; ἐ. προτοτόκων ἀπογεγραμμένων ἐν οὐρανοῖς, Heb.12:23. SYN.: συναγωγή, which see (see Tr., Syn., §i; DB, i, 426; Hort, Ecclesia, esp. 4ff., 107ff.; Hamilton, People of God, ii, 37ff.; reff. s.vv. "Church," "Congregation," in DB and DCG; Cremer, 332). (AS)