STRONGS G3831:
πανήγυρις,
πανηγυρισεως,
ἡ (from
πᾶς and
ἄγυρις from
ἀγείρω), from
Herodotus and
Pindar down;
a. a festal gathering of the whole people to celebrate public games or other solemnities.
b. universally,
a public festal assembly; so in
Hebrews 12:22(23) where the word is to be connected with
ἀγγέλων (so
G L Tr (
Tdf.); yet see the commentaries). (The
Sept. for
מועֵד,
Ezekiel 46:11;
Hosea 2:11 (
Hosea 2:13);
Hosea 9:5;
עֲצָרָה,
Amos 5:21.) (Cf.
Trench, § i.)
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