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ἐκκλησία

ekklesia

assembly duly summoned

Appears 13 times across Plato's dialogues.

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ἐκκλησία, ἡ, (ἔκκλητος) A. assembly duly summoned, less general than σύλλογος, Th. 2.22, Pl. Grg. 456b, etc. ; applied to the Homeric Assemblies, Arist. Pol. 1285a11 ; to the Samian Assembly, Hdt. 3.142 ; to the Spartan, Th. 1.87 ; to the meeting of the Amphictyons at Delphi, Aeschin. 3.124 ; at Athens, ἐ. κύριαι, opp. σύγκλητοι, Arist.Ath. 43.4 ; κυρία ἐ., at Amorgos, IG 12(7).237.46 ; ἐ. συναγείρειν, συνάγειν, συλλέγειν, ἀθροίζειν, call an assembly, Hdt. 3.142, Th. 2.60, 8.97, X. HG 1.6.8 ; ἐ. ποιεῖν Ar. Eq. 746, Th. 1.139,al. ; ἐ. ποιεῖν τινί Ar. Ach. 169 ; διδόναι τινί Plb. 4.34.6 ; ἐ. γίγνεται an assembly is held, Th. 6.8 ; καταστάσης ἐ. Id. 1.31 ; ἦν ἐ. τοῖς στρατηγοῖς And. 1.2 ; ἐ. διαλύειν, ἀναστῆσαι, dissolve it, Th. 8.69 (Pass.),X. HG 2.4.42 ; ἀφιέναι Plu. TG 16 ; ἐ. ἀνεβλήθη was adjourned, Th. 5.45 ; ἐ. περί τινος Ar. Av. 1030, etc. 2. =Lat. Comitia, ἐ. λοχῖτις, φρατρική, = Comitia Centuriata, Curiata, D.H. 4.20. 3. = ψήφισμα, ἀναγιγνωσκομένης ἐ. Philostr. VS 2.1.11. II. in LXX, the Jewish congregation, De. 31.30,al. 2. in NT, the Church, as a body of Christians, Ev.Matt. 16.18, 1 Ep.Cor. 11.22 ; ἡ κατʼ οἶκόν τινος ἐ. Ep.Rom. 16.5 ; as a building, Cod.Just. 1.1.5 Intr., etc.
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