Gloss
church, congregation, assembly; a group of people gathered together
Forms of the word
Dictionary
ἐκκλησία, -ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration
ekklēsia
Simplified transliteration
ekklesia
Numbers
Strong's number
1577
GK Number
1711
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
114
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1a
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for ἐκκλησία
| 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: |
