- ἔλευσις
- ἔλευσις, εως, ἡ (fr. ἐλεύσομαι, s. ἔρχομαι; Dionys. Hal. 3, 59, 1 ed. JReiske 1774 [ed. CJacoby 1885ff has ἔλασις]; Cornutus 28 p. 54, 11; Cass. Dio 8, 10, 7; Syntipas p. 23, 28; Cat. Cod. Astr. XII 157, 1; Hesych.; Etym. Gud. 454, 9; TestSol; TestAbr A 16 p. 97, 15 [Stone p. 42]) the act of reaching a point with implication of determined objective, coming, arrival (Lat.: adventus) of the first coming of Christ: ἔ. τοῦ δικαίου Ac 7:52; ἔ. τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Pol 6:3; ἡ ἔ. τοῦ Χριστοῦ 1 Cl 17:1.—Of Christ’s second coming (AcThom 28 [Aa II/2 p. 145, 7]) Lk 21:7 D; 23:42 D (in Irenaeus 1, 10 of both). ὁ κύριος … εἰς ταχεῖαν ποιήσεται τὴν ἔ. the Lord … will soon make his appearance or advent AcPlCor 2:3.—GKilpatrick, JTS 46, ’45, 136–45. DELG s.v. ἐλεύσομαι. TW.
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