Vocabulary Form
ἐκκλησία, -ας, ἡ
Definition

a church, the Church, assembly, congregation

Erasmian
Modern
Root
ἐκκλησια
Frequency
114
GK
1711
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.

Song

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