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Concise Bible Dictionary
:
Besides
the
use
of
this
word
for
any collecting together, “as the
assembly
of the
wicked
,” it has a special reference in the
Old
Testament
to the
children
of
Israel
as “the assembly,” whether
they
were collected together or not. Several
Hebrew
words are
used
,
some
implying “an
appointed
meeting,” others a “
calling
together.” “The whole assembly of the
congregation
” were to
eat
the
passover
(
Ex. 12:6
6
And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening. (Exodus 12:6)
), though each family ate it in its own
house
. They accused
Moses
of having brought them into the
wilderness
to kill the “whole assembly
with
hunger,” (
Ex. 16:3
3
And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger. (Exodus 16:3)
); so in
many
places. When they were especially called together to the
feasts
it is
often
called a
SOLEMN
ASSEMBLY, as in
Leviticus 23:36
36
Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein. (Leviticus 23:36)
;
Numbers 29:35
35
On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein: (Numbers 29:35)
;
Deuteronomy 16:8
8
Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work therein. (Deuteronomy 16:8)
;
2 Kings 10:20
20
And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it. (2 Kings 10:20)
;
2 Chronicles 7:9
9
And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. (2 Chronicles 7:9)
;
Nehemiah 8:18
18
Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner. (Nehemiah 8:18)
.
In the
New
Testament
the word
is
also
used for any gathering of people, as at the tumult in
Ephesus
(
Acts 19:32,39,41
32
Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together. (Acts 19:32)
39
But if ye inquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly. (Acts 19:39)
41
And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly. (Acts 19:41)
). In James 2:2 The word “assembly” is really the
synagogue
, or
place
of meeting. In
Hebrews 12:23
23
To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, (Hebrews 12:23)
the words “
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
” should be joined to
Hebrews 12:22,
22
But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, (Hebrews 12:22)
reading “and to the innumerable company of
angels
, the general assembly:” the word “and” dividing the subjects. The
Greek
word used in
Acts 19:32
32
Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together. (Acts 19:32)
is ἑκκλησἰα, and this often occurs in the New Testament where it is translated “
church
.” It signifies “called out,” and the church is a people called out by
God
to Himself from the mass of mankind. The church may more accurately be designated by the word “assembly.” See CHURCH.
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Number:
3831
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Greek:
πανήγυρις
Transliteration:
paneguris
Phonic:
pan-ay’-goo-ris
Meaning:
from
3956
and a derivative of
58
; a mass-meeting, i.e. (figuratively) universal companionship
KJV Usage:
general assembly
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