ἐκκλησία

Vocabulary form:

ejkklhsiva, -aV, hJ

Definition:

a church, the Church, assembly, congregation

Erasmian:

Modern:

Frequency:

114

GK:

1711

Root:

ejkklhsia

Cognates:

Ecclesiology is the study of the church.

Ecclesiastical means "relating to the organization of the church."

Mnemonic Singing:

The church's one foundation
is Jesus Christ, her Lord.

Biblical Concordance

1 Corinthians 16:19	The churches (ekklēsiai \| ἐκκλησίαι \| nom pl fem) of Asia send their greetings to you. Aquila and Prisca, along with the church (ekklēsia \| ἐκκλησίᾳ \| dat sg fem) that meets in their house, send their special greetings in the Lord.
2 Corinthians 1:1	Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church (ekklēsia \| ἐκκλησίᾳ \| dat sg fem) of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia:
2 Corinthians 8:1	We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God shown among the churches (ekklēsiais \| ἐκκλησίαις \| dat pl fem) of Macedonia,
2 Corinthians 8:18	And we sent along with him the brother who is highly respected throughout all the churches (ekklēsiōn \| ἐκκλησιῶν \| gen pl fem) for his work in the gospel.
2 Corinthians 8:19	And not only this, but he has been appointed by the churches (ekklēsiōn \| ἐκκλησιῶν \| gen pl fem) to be our traveling companion as we carry out this act of kindness for the glory of the Lord himself, and to show our readiness.
2 Corinthians 8:23	As for Titus, he is my companion and fellow worker among you. As for our brothers, they are delegates of the churches (ekklēsiōn \| ἐκκλησιῶν \| gen pl fem), an honor to Christ.
2 Corinthians 8:24	Therefore show them openly before the churches (ekklēsiōn \| ἐκκλησιῶν \| gen pl fem) the proof of your love and the reason for our pride in you.
2 Corinthians 11:8	I robbed other churches (ekklēsias \| ἐκκλησίας \| acc pl fem), taking support from them to carry out my service to you.
2 Corinthians 11:28	Apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxious concern for all the churches (ekklēsiōn \| ἐκκλησιῶν \| gen pl fem).
2 Corinthians 12:13	For in what way were you less favored than the rest of the churches (ekklēsias \| ἐκκλησίας \| acc pl fem), except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this injustice!
Galatians 1:2	and all the brothers who are with me, to the churches (ekklēsiais \| ἐκκλησίαις \| dat pl fem) of Galatia:
Galatians 1:13	For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how intensely I used to persecute the church (ekklēsian \| ἐκκλησίαν \| acc sg fem) of God and was trying to destroy it.
Galatians 1:22	But I was still personally unknown to the churches (ekklēsiais \| ἐκκλησίαις \| dat pl fem) of Judea that are in Christ.
Ephesians 1:22	And he placed all things under Christ’s feet and gave him as head over all things to the church (ekklēsia \| ἐκκλησίᾳ \| dat sg fem),
Ephesians 3:10	in order that now, through the church (ekklēsias \| ἐκκλησίας \| gen sg fem), the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
Ephesians 3:21	to him be glory in the church (ekklēsia \| ἐκκλησίᾳ \| dat sg fem) and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen.
Ephesians 5:23	for the husband is the head of the wife as Christ also is the head of the church (ekklēsias \| ἐκκλησίας \| gen sg fem), and is himself the savior of the body.
Ephesians 5:24	But as the church (ekklēsia \| ἐκκλησία \| nom sg fem) is subject to Christ, so also should wives be subject to their husbands in everything.
Ephesians 5:25	Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church (ekklēsian \| ἐκκλησίαν \| acc sg fem) and gave himself up for her,
Ephesians 5:27	so that he might present the church (ekklēsian \| ἐκκλησίαν \| acc sg fem) to himself in splendor, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she might be holy and without blemish.
Ephesians 5:29	for no one ever hates his own body but nourishes and takes care of it, just as Christ does the church (ekklēsian \| ἐκκλησίαν \| acc sg fem),
Ephesians 5:32	This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and about the church (ekklēsian \| ἐκκλησίαν \| acc sg fem).
Philippians 3:6	as for zeal, a persecutor of the church (ekklēsian \| ἐκκλησίαν \| acc sg fem); as for the righteousness set forth in the law, I was blameless.
Philippians 4:15	And you Philippians know that in the beginning of my gospel ministry, when I left Macedonia, no church (ekklēsia \| ἐκκλησία \| nom sg fem) joined with me in giving and receiving but you only,
Colossians 1:18	And he is the head of the body, the church (ekklēsias \| ἐκκλησίας \| gen sg fem). He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, in order that he might be preeminent in everything. he preeminent
Colossians 1:24	I am now rejoicing in my sufferings on your behalf, and in my flesh am completing what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ in flesh my for the sake of his body, his which is the church (ekklēsia \| ἐκκλησία \| nom sg fem),
Colossians 4:15	Give my greetings to the at Laodicea brothers who are at Laodicea as well as to Nympha and the in house. her church (ekklēsian \| ἐκκλησίαν \| acc sg fem) that meets in her house.
Colossians 4:16	And after this letter has been read among you, this letter see that it is read also in the church (ekklēsia \| ἐκκλησίᾳ \| dat sg fem) of the Laodiceans, church (ekklēsia \| ἐκκλησίᾳ \| dat sg fem) and that you read the one from Laodicea that as well. you read
1 Thessalonians 1:1	Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church (ekklēsia \| ἐκκλησίᾳ \| dat sg fem) of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.
1 Thessalonians 2:14	For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches (ekklēsiōn \| ἐκκλησιῶν \| gen pl fem) of God in Christ Jesus which are in Judea; because you too suffered the same things from your own countrymen, even as they did from the Jews,
2 Thessalonians 1:1	Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church (ekklēsia \| ἐκκλησίᾳ \| dat sg fem) of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
2 Thessalonians 1:4	so that we ourselves boast about you in the churches (ekklēsiais \| ἐκκλησίαις \| dat pl fem) of God for your patience and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions that you are enduring.
1 Timothy 3:5	(for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for the church (ekklēsias \| ἐκκλησίας \| gen sg fem) of God?),
1 Timothy 3:15	but if I wait, so that you may know how it is necessary for people to conduct themselves in the house of God, which is the church (ekklēsia \| ἐκκλησία \| nom sg fem) of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.
1 Timothy 5:16	If any believing woman has widows, let her care for them, and the church (ekklēsia \| ἐκκλησία \| nom sg fem) should not be burdened so that it may care for the true widows.
Philemon 1:2	to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church (ekklēsia \| ἐκκλησίᾳ \| dat sg fem) that meets in your house:
Hebrews 2:12	when he says, “I will proclaim your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation (ekklēsias \| ἐκκλησίας \| gen sg fem) I will sing your praise.”
Hebrews 12:23	and to the assembly (ekklēsia \| ἐκκλησίᾳ \| dat sg fem) of the firstborn whose names are inscribed in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous who have been made perfect,
James 5:14	Is anyone among you sick? He should call for the elders of the church (ekklēsias \| ἐκκλησίας \| gen sg fem) and have them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;
3 John 1:6	They have testified to your love before the church (ekklēsias \| ἐκκλησίας \| gen sg fem). You will do well to help them on their way in a manner worthy of God,
3 John 1:9	I sent a letter to the church (ekklēsia \| ἐκκλησίᾳ \| dat sg fem), but Diotrephes, who likes to be in charge, does not acknowledge our authority.
3 John 1:10	For this reason, should I come, I will bring up the things he is doing, disparaging us with malicious talk. And not satisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers. He even prevents those who would like to and puts them out of the church (ekklēsias \| ἐκκλησίας \| gen sg fem).
Revelation 1:4	John to the seven churches (ekklēsiais \| ἐκκλησίαις \| dat pl fem) that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from the one who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,
Revelation 1:11	saying, “Write what you see on a scroll and send it to the seven churches (ekklēsiais \| ἐκκλησίαις \| dat pl fem) — to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”
Revelation 1:20	The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands, is this: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches (ekklēsiōn \| ἐκκλησιῶν \| gen pl fem), and the seven lampstands are the seven churches (ekklēsiai \| ἐκκλησίαι \| nom pl fem).
Revelation 2:1	“To the angel of the church (ekklēsias \| ἐκκλησίας \| gen sg fem) in Ephesus write: The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands, has this to say:
Revelation 2:7	He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches (ekklēsiais \| ἐκκλησίαις \| dat pl fem). To the one who conquers, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
Revelation 2:8	“To the angel of the church (ekklēsias \| ἐκκλησίας \| gen sg fem) in Smyrna write: The one who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life, has this to say:
Revelation 2:11	He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches (ekklēsiais \| ἐκκλησίαις \| dat pl fem). The one who conquers will not be harmed by the second death.
Revelation 2:12	“To the angel of the church (ekklēsias \| ἐκκλησίας \| gen sg fem) in Pergamum write: The one who has the sharp two-edged sword has this to say:

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