Transliteration: ekklesia · noun
| Meaning | an assembly, congregation, church |
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| Part of speech | noun |
| Frequency | 114x in the New Testament |
| Key inflected forms | ἐκκλησίαν, ἐκκλησίᾳ, ἐκκλησίας, ἐκκλησία, ἐκκλησίαι, ἐκκλησίαις, ἐκκλησιῶν |
| Example verses | Matt 16:18 · Matt 18:17 · Acts 5:11 · Acts 7:38 · Acts 8:1 |
ἐκκλησία (ekklesia) is a noun that occurs 114 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “an assembly, congregation, church” and first appears in Matt 16:18.
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