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Ἐκκλησίαν · church (ε 472) · Suda

Letters

Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω

Near ε472

ε468exhortations
ε469assembling, summoning to an assembly
ε470principal assembly
ε471assembly
ε472church
ε473to subpoena, to summons
ε474to have been summoned
ε475summoned
ε476provocatively

Suda/Ε epsilon/ε472

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Ἐκκλησίαν

church

Translated by Ryan Stone2 Dec 2002Vetting: high12 revisions

botany
Christianity
daily life
definition
dialects, grammar, and etymology
dreams
+4

4 notes · 53 words

Translation

Christ called the church his own body, and through this [church] he ministers as a man;¹ but he receives offerings as God. The church offers the symbols of his body and of his blood,² sanctifying the whole lump through the first-fruits.³
Interpretation of a dream: [?]to those standing in churches/assemblies[?] brings a complaint.⁴

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἐκκλησίαν· σῶμα ἑαυτοῦ τὴν ἐκκλησίαν καλεῖ ὁ Χριστός, καὶ διὰ ταύτης ἱερατεύει ὡς ἄνθρωπος· δέχεται δὲ τὰ προσφερόμενα ὡς θεός. προσφέρει δὲ ἡ ἐκκλησία τὰ τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ καὶ τοῦ αἵματος σύμβολα, πᾶν τὸ φύραμα διὰ τῆς ἀπαρχῆς ἁγιάζουσα. λύσις ὀνείρου· ἐκκλησίαις ἑστῶσιν ἔγκλησιν φέρει.

Betacode

*)ekklhsi/an: sw=ma e(autou= th\n e)kklhsi/an kalei= o( *xristo/s, kai\ dia\ tau/ths i(erateu/ei w(s a)/nqrwpos: de/xetai de\ ta\ prosfero/mena w(s qeo/s. prosfe/rei de\ h( e)kklhsi/a ta\ tou= sw/matos au)tou= kai\ tou= ai(/matos su/mbola, pa=n to\ fu/rama dia\ th=s a)parxh=s a(gia/zousa. lu/sis o)nei/rou: e)kklhsi/ais e(stw=sin e)/gklhsin fe/rei.

Notes (4)

As in epsilon 471, the headword noun is in the accusative case (here determined by the material given).
The main body of this entry comes from Theodoret (PG 80.1773) on Psalm 109.4 LXX (located by a TLG search); cf. Hebrews 5.6 and passim (see web address 1). A key element seems to be "first-fruits" (for which see generally alpha 1002, delta 1490, theta 536, theta 550, etc.). Christ is referred to as the first-fruits of Christianity in 1 Corinthians 15.20, 23 (see web address 2).
1cf. Hebrews 2.17; 5.5-10; 7.1-28. ↩
2cf. 1 Corinthians 11.23-26. ↩
3cf. Romans 11.16. ↩
4From the dream-interpretations, in verse, attributed to Astrampsychus (alpha 4251). It is obscure on every level. First, since such additions to Suda entries are unconnected except by vocabulary with what has preceded them, it is unclear whether e)kklhsi/ais here means "churches" or more generally assemblies. Secondly, the first two of the four Greek words are grammatically troublesome. In these dream-interpretations which involve a fe/rei ("brings, leads to") formula, there is always, elsewhere, an explicit subject, whether an infinitive phrase (epsilon 4028) or a noun phrase (rho 2, chi 316). Since, therefore, it is hard to extract any sense out of e)kklhsi/ais e(stw=sin anyway, textual corruption should probably be assumed.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Web address 2 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

ε470Ἐκκλησία κυρίαprincipal assembly ε471Ἐκκλησίανassembly ε472Ἐκκλησίανchurch ε473Ἐκκλητεύεινto subpoena, to summons ε474Ἐκκλητευθῆναιto have been summoned

Revision history12 revisions · last 18 Dec 2016

18 Dec 2016tweaked link — Catharine Roth
9 Dec 2015coding — David Whitehead
6 Aug 2012Revised — David Whitehead
14 Mar 2011tweaked notes, references, and links — Catharine Roth
14 Mar 2011tweaked end of tr; augmented primary note and n.4; another keyword — David Whitehead
14 Mar 2011source-identification — Catharine Roth
13 Mar 2011more keywords — David Whitehead
30 Sep 2005more keywords — David Whitehead
5 Dec 2002recalled modification of the translation — Catharine Roth
3 Dec 2002augmented notes, improved links — Catharine Roth
3 Dec 2002augmented note; added keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
3 Dec 2002cosmetics, modified translation — Catharine Roth
2 Dec 2002Translated — Ryan Stone

Cite this entry

Suda On Line, s.v. Ἐκκλησίαν (Adler number epsilon 472), trans. Ryan Stone, 2 Dec 2002. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/epsilon/472

Translation by Ryan Stone for Suda On Line, revised by Catharine Roth, David Whitehead, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Shown unchanged, under the same licence, non-commercially. Original on SOL ↗