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ἐκκλησία

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    From ἔκκλητος (ékklētos, summoned) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, abstract noun suffix), from ἐκκαλέω (ekkaléō, to call forth, summon), from ἐκ (ek) + καλέω (kaléō).[1] The τ (t) changes to σ (s) by palatalization and assibilation, triggered by the following ι (i).

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    Noun

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    ἐκκλησῐ́ᾱ (ekklēsíāf (genitive ἐκκλησῐ́ᾱς); first declension

    1. assembly
    2. (New Testament) congregation, church
      Synonyms: βουλή (boulḗ), γερουσῐ́ᾱ (gerousíā), σῠ́γκλητος (súnklētos)

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    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “καλέω (> DER > 8. > ἐκκλησία)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 623-4

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