ekklesia (English spelling) ekklesia

Japanese: ekklēsia(英語表記)ekklesia
ekklesia (English spelling) ekklesia

…The church as a phenomenon is extremely multidimensional and dynamic: visible and invisible at the same time, human and divine, immanent and transcendental at the same time, legal and mystical, a gathering of sinners and holy, already universal and still in the process of formation. As can be seen from the fact that modern words such as church (English) and Kirche (German) come from the Greek word to kyriakon, meaning “something belonging to the Lord,” and église (French) and chiesa (Italian) come from the Greek word ekklēsia, meaning “assembly, convened,” the church is a community of people called together by God's initiative and plan, and is both an instrument through which God's work of salvation is carried out and a place where salvation is realized. More specifically, Jesus devoted himself above all else to the founding of the church in his evangelization activities, and his death on the cross and resurrection simultaneously announced the birth of the church. …

From [Christian Art]

...In this sense, Christian artists of every era and society had a duty to contribute deeply to the religious life of the people of their time, but it cannot be said that they all fulfilled this duty, and the way in which they contributed was not uniform.
[Christian Architecture]
The European word for Christian cathedral (church) comes from the Greek words ekklēsia (assembly or meeting place) and kyriakos (something belonging to God). A cathedral is a meeting place for the faithful, but it is also the house of God.

From the [Minkai]

…The word agora comes from the verb meaning to gather, and was also used to refer to the place where the citizens' assemblies were held. After the establishment of the polis, the general assembly of citizens inherited the characteristics of Homer's agora, and was called ekklēsia in Athens, apella in Sparta, halia or haliaia in other Dorian polises, and agora in Delphi and Thessaly. During the era of monarchy and aristocracy, the power of the king and the nobles was strong, and it is not clear whether general assemblies of all citizens were held regularly, and even if they were held, it seems that it was to hear the proposals of the king or the nobles. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "ekklēsia" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…現象としての教会はきわめて多次元的であり動的である――目に見えるものであると同時に見えないもの,人間的であってしかも神的,世界内在的であると同時に超越的,法律制度的であるとともに神秘的,罪人の集りでありながら聖なるものであり,すでに普遍的であると同時にいまだ形成途上にある,というふうに。現代語で〈教会〉を意味するchurch(英語),Kirche(ドイツ語)などが〈主に属するもの〉を意味するギリシア語to kyriakonに由来し,église(フランス語),chiesa(イタリア語)が〈集会,招集されたもの〉を意味するギリシア語ekklēsiaから来ていることからもわかるように,教会は神の発意と計画によって呼び集められた者の共同体であり,それを通じて神の救いの業(わざ)が遂行される道具であると同時に,そこにおいて救いが実現される場でもある。より具体的にいえば,イエスは彼の福音宣教の活動において何よりも教会の創立に力を注いだのであり,彼の十字架の死と復活は同時に教会の誕生を告げるものであった。…

【キリスト教美術】より

…各時代,各社会のキリスト教美術家たちは,この意味でそれぞれその時代の民衆の宗教生活に深く寄与すべき義務をもっていたわけであるが,彼らがすべてその義務を果たしたとはいえず,またその寄与のしかたも一様ではなかった。
[キリスト教建築]
 キリスト教の聖堂(教会)を意味するヨーロッパ各国語は,ギリシア語のエクレシアekklēsia(集会または集会所)およびキュリアコスkyriakos(神に属するもの)の二つに由来する。聖堂は信徒の集会所であるが,またそれは神の家でもある。…

【民会】より

…アゴラは〈集まる〉という意味の動詞に由来する語で,民会の行われる場所もこの名で呼ばれた。ポリス成立後の市民総会はホメロスのアゴラの性格を継承し,アテナイではエクレシアekklēsia,スパルタではアペラapella,その他のドリス人ポリスではハリアhaliaまたはハリアイアhaliaia,デルフォイやテッサリアではアゴラと呼ばれた。王政・貴族政の時代には王や貴族の権力が強く,全市民の総会が定期的に開かれたかどうかは明らかでなく,開かれた場合も王や貴族の提案を聞くためであったようにみえる。…

※「ekklēsia」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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