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 Heb_12:22(23) where the word is to be connected with ἀγγέλων (so G L Tr (Tdf.); yet see the commentaries). (The Sept. for ξεςΕγ, Eze_46:11; Hos_2:11 (); ; ςΒφΘψΘδ, Amo_5:21.) (Cf. Trench, § i.)

πανήγυρις panēgyris 1x pr. an assembly of an entire people; a solemn gathering at a festival; a festive convocation, Heb_12:22

πανήγυρις , -εως , ἡ ( < πᾶς + ἄγυρας = ἀγορά ), [in LXX : Hos_2:11 (13) 9:5, Eze_46:11 ( H4150 ), Amo_5:21 ( H6116 ) * ;] prop ., a national festal assembly in honour of a god; hence, generally, any festal assembly: Heb_12:23 (for exx . in Papyri, v. MM , xviii).† SYN.: ἐκκλησία G1577 ( q.v. ), συναγωγή G4864 .

πανήγυρις [page 476] The word is common in inscrr. relating to res sacrae , but seems to have remained in ordinary use. Thus BGU IV. 1074 .9 (official A.D. 275) ]εἶναι οἱ καθ᾽ ἑ [κάστην πα ]νήγυριν ἀγωνοθέται πειθαρχήσουσιν , and P Oxy I. 41 .1 (iii/iv A.D.). . .]αρίας πανηγύρεως οὔσης opens (fragmentarily) a very incoherent report of a public meeting. The festal idea is prominent in such passages as P Fay 93 .11 (A.D. 161) χωρὶς ἀγορῶν σὺν πανηγύρεσιν , with the exception of markets and festivals ; P Oxy I. 42 .3 (proclamation regarding an assault at arms A.D. 323) τὸ ἔθος ὁμοῦ τε καὶ ἡ πανήγυρις προάγουσα [σ ]ημαίνει [ὅτ ]ι προθυμότατα τοὺς ἐφήβους [τ ]ὰ γυμνι [κὰ ] ἐπιδείκνυσθαι προσήκει , tradition, no less than the distinguished character of the festival, requires that the ephebi should do their utmost in the gymnastic display ; and ib. IX. 1214 .3 (v/A.D.) φεδρύνων ( l. φαιδρύνων ) τὴν π [α ]νήγυριν τῆς γενεθλίου τοῦ υἱοῦ μου Γενναδίου καταξίωσον , deign to gladden the birthday festival of my son Gennadius. Festal assembly would apparently render the word best in Heb_12:23 , where Moffatt ( ICC ad l. ) aptly cites Philo in Flacc. 118 ἱλαρᾶς εὐθυμίας , ἣν πανήγυρις ἐπιζητεῖ : cf. also Trench Syn. p. 6 f. For the verb cf. PSI IV. 374 .15 (B.C. 250 49) πανηγυριεῖν τοὺς ναύτας , and P Oxy IV. 705 .35 (A.D. 200 2) καὶ ἔτι καὶ νῦν τὴν τῶν ἐπινεικίων ἡμέραν ἑκάστου ἔτους πανηγυρίζοντας . MGr πανηγύρι (παναγύρι ), πανηγυρίζω .

πανήγυρις [Etym: πᾶς, ἄγυρις ῀ ἀγορά] "a general or national assembly", esp. "a festal assembly" in honour of a national god, Pind. , Aesch. , etc.; πανηγύρις πανηγυρίζειν, ἀνάγειν, ποιεῖσθαι to hold "such festivals", keep "holy-days", Hdt. any assembly, θεῶν Aesch. ; φίλων Eur. :— "the assembly, people assembled", Thuc.

πανήγυρις, -εως, ἡ (πᾶς + ἄγυρας = ἀγορά), [in LXX: Hos.2:11(13) 9:5, Eze.46:11 (מוֹעֵד), Amo.5:21 (עֲצָרָה) * ;] prop., a national festal assembly in honour of a god; hence, generally, any festal assembly: Heb.12:23 (for exx. in π., see MM, xviii).† SYN.: ἐκκλησία (which see), συναγωγή (AS)