ekklesia <1577>
ekklhsia ekklesia
| Pronunciation | : | ek-klay-see'-ah |
| Origin | : | from a compound of 1537 and a derivative of 2564 |
| Reference | : | TDNT - 3:501,394 |
| PrtSpch | : | n f (noun feminime) |
| In Greek | : | ekklhsia 33, ekklhsiai 7, ekklhsiaiv 18, ekklhsian 20, ekklhsiav 29, ekklhsiwn 7 |
| In NET | : | church 71, churches 36, assembly 3, congregation 2, a church 1, of assembly 1 |
| In AV | : | church 115, assembly 3 |
| Count | : | 118 |
| Definition | : |
1) a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly 1a) an assembly of the people convened at the public place of the council for the purpose of deliberating 1b) the assembly of the Israelites 1c) any gathering or throng of men assembled by chance, tumultuously 1d) in a Christian sense 1d1) an assembly of Christians gathered for worship in a religious meeting 1d2) a company of Christians, or of those who, hoping for eternal salvation through Jesus Christ, observe their own religious rites, hold their own religious meetings, and manage their own affairs, according to regulations prescribed for the body for order's sake 1d3) those who anywhere, in a city, village, constitute such a company and are united into one body 1d4) the whole body of Christians scattered throughout the earth 1d5) the assembly of faithful Christians already dead and received into heaven Synonym : See Definition 5897 from a compound of 1537 and a derivative of 2564; a calling out, i.e. (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue, or Christian community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both): KJV -- assembly, church. see GREEK for 1537 see GREEK for 2564 |
| Related Hebrew | : | - |
