On the English equivalents of κυρικόν and κυριακόν
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From ``Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma'' by Ludwig Ott:
According to St. Francis de Sales:
> ``Church comes from the Greek word meaning *to call.* Church then signifies an assembly, or company of persons called.'' (from his *Catholic Controversies*)
Using an online translator, I seem not to be able to get what I thought would be the English equivalents for *κυρικόν* and *κυριακόν*. Respectively, I get "mainly" and "Sunday." (I had thought I would get something along the lines of ``to call''.)
QUESTION: Does anyone know what are the English equivalents to *κυρικόν* and *κυριακόν*; and, if they do not translate into "to call" or something similar, can anyone conjecture what may have been the Greek word for "to call" that St. Francis de Sales had in mind?
Thank you.

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