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Lexicon :: Strong's G1577 - ekklēsia

Aa
ἐκκλησία
Transliteration
ekklēsia (Key)
Pronunciation
ek-klay-see'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a compound of ἐκ (G1537) and a derivative of καλέω (G2564)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:501,394

Trench's Synonyms: i. Ἐκκλησία, συναγωγή, πανήγυρις.

Strong’s Definitions

ἐκκλησία ekklēsía, ek-klay-see'-ah; from a compound of G1537 and a derivative of G2564; 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):—assembly, church.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 118x

The KJV translates Strong's G1577 in the following manner: church (115x), assembly (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 118x
The KJV translates Strong's G1577 in the following manner: church (115x), assembly (3x).
  1. a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly

    1. an assembly of the people convened at the public place of the council for the purpose of deliberating

    2. the assembly of the Israelites

    3. any gathering or throng of men assembled by chance, tumultuously

    4. in a Christian sense

      1. an assembly of Christians gathered for worship in a religious meeting

      2. a company of Christian, 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

      3. those who anywhere, in a city, village, constitute such a company and are united into one body

      4. the whole body of Christians scattered throughout the earth

      5. the assembly of faithful Christians already dead and received into heaven

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐκκλησία ekklēsía, ek-klay-see'-ah; from a compound of G1537 and a derivative of G2564; 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):—assembly, church.
STRONGS G1577:
ἐκκλησία, ἐκκλεσιας, (from ἔκκλητος called out or forth, and this from ἐκκαλέω); properly, a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place; an assembly; so used
1. among the Greeks from Thucydides (cf. Herodotus 3, 142) down, an assembly of the people convened at the public place of council for the purpose of deliberating: Acts 19:39.
2. in the Sept. often equivalent to קָהָל, the assembly of the Israelites, Judges 21:8; 1 Chronicles 29:1, etc., especially when gathered for sacred purposes, Deuteronomy 31:30 (Deuteronomy 32:1); Joshua 8:35 (Joshua 9:8), etc.; in the N. T. thus in Acts 7:38; Hebrews 2:12.
3. any gathering or throng of men assembled by chance or tumultuously: Acts 19:32, 41.
4. in the Christian sense,
a. an assembly of Christians gathered for worship: ἐν ἐκκλησία, in the religious meeting, 1 Corinthians 14:19, 35; ἐν ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις, 1 Corinthians 14:34; συνέρχεσθαι ἐν ἐκκλησία, 1 Corinthians 11:18; cf. Winers Grammar, § 50, 4a.
b. 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; aa. those who anywhere, in city or village, constitute such a company and are united into one body: Acts 5:11; Acts 8:3; 1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Corinthians 6:4; Philippians 4:15; 3 John 1:6 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 122 (116)); with specification of place, Acts 8:1; Acts 11:22; Romans 16:1; 1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Corinthians 6:4; Revelation 2:1, 8, etc.; Θεσσαλονικέων, 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:1; Λαοδικέων, Colossians 4:16; with the genitive of the possessor, τοῦ Θεοῦ (equivalent to יְהוָה קֲהַל, Numbers 16:3; Numbers 20:4), 1 Corinthians 11:22; and mention of the place, 1 Corinthians 1:2; 2 Corinthians 1:1. Plural, αἱ ἐκκλησίαι: Acts 15:41; 1 Corinthians 7:17; 2 Corinthians 8:19; Revelation 1:4; Revelation 3:6, etc.; with τοῦ Θεοῦ added, 1 Thessalonians 2:14; 2 Thessalonians 1:4; τοῦ Χριστοῦ, Romans 16:16; with mention of the place, as τῆς Ἀσίας, Γαλατίας, etc.: 1 Corinthians 16:1, 19; 2 Corinthians 8:1; Galatians 1:2; τῆς Ἰουδαίας ταῖς ἐν Χριστῷ, joined to Christ (see ἐν, I. 6b.), i. e. Christian assemblies, in contrast with those of the Jews, Galatians 1:22; ἐκκλησίαι τῶν ἐθνῶν, gathered from the Gentiles, Romans 16:4; τῶν ἁγίων, composed of the saints, 1 Corinthians 14:33. ἐκκλησία κατ' οἶκον τίνος, the church in one's house, i. e. the company of Christians belonging to a person's family; others less aptly understand the phrase of the Christians accustomed to meet for worship in the house of someone (for as appears from 1 Corinthians 14:23, the whole Corinthian church was accustomed to assemble in one and the same place; (but see Lightfoot on Colossians 4:15)): Romans 16:5; 1 Corinthians 16:19; Colossians 4:15; Philemon 1:2. The name ἐκκλησία is used even by Christ while on earth of the company of his adherents in any city or village: Matthew 18:17. bb. the whole body of Christians scattered throughout the earth; collectively, all who worship and honor God and Christ in whatever place they may be: Matthew 16:18 (where perhaps the Evangelist employs τήν ἐκκλησίαν although Christ may have said τήν βασιλείαν μου); 1 Corinthians 12:28; Ephesians 1:22; Ephesians 3:10; Ephesians 5:23ff,27,29,32; Philippians 3:6; Colossians 1:18, 24; with the genitive of the possessor: τοῦ κυρίου, Acts 20:28 (R Tr marginal reading WH τοῦ Θεοῦ); τοῦ Θεοῦ, Galatians 1:13; 1 Corinthians 15:9; 1 Timothy 3:15. cc. the name is transferred to the assembly of faithful Christians already dead and received into heaven: Hebrews 12:23 (on this passage see in ἀπογράφω, b. and πρωτότοκος, at the end). (In general, see Trench, § 1, and B. D. under the word , especially American edition; and for patristic usage Sophocles Lexicon, under the word.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Numbers
16:3; 20:4
Deuteronomy
31:30; 32:1
Joshua
8:35; 9:8
Judges
21:8
1 Chronicles
29:1
Matthew
16:18; 18:17
Acts
5:11; 7:38; 8:1; 8:3; 11:22; 15:41; 19:32; 19:39; 19:41; 20:28
Romans
16:1; 16:4; 16:5; 16:16
1 Corinthians
1:2; 4:17; 4:17; 6:4; 6:4; 7:17; 11:18; 11:22; 12:28; 14:19; 14:23; 14:33; 14:34; 14:35; 15:9; 16:1; 16:19; 16:19
2 Corinthians
1:1; 8:1; 8:19
Galatians
1:2; 1:13; 1:22
Ephesians
1:22; 3:10; 5:23; 5:27; 5:29; 5:32
Philippians
3:6; 4:15
Colossians
1:18; 1:24; 4:15; 4:15; 4:16
1 Thessalonians
1:1; 2:14
2 Thessalonians
1:1; 1:4
1 Timothy
3:15
Philemon
1:2
Hebrews
2:12; 12:23
3 John
1:6
Revelation
1:4; 2:1; 2:8; 3:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1577 matches the Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsia),
which occurs 114 times in 111 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 2 / 3 (1Co 16:19–Rev 2:12)

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The churches of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Priscilla send you greetings warmly in the Lord, along with the church that meets in their home.

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:1 -

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will, and Timothy our[fn] brother:

To the church of God at Corinth, with all the saints who are throughout Achaia.

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:1 -

We want you to know, brothers and sisters, about the grace of God that was given to the churches of Macedonia:

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:18 -

We have sent with him the brother who is praised among all the churches for his gospel ministry.[fn]

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:19 -

And not only that, but he was also appointed by the churches to accompany us with this gracious gift that we are administering for the glory of the Lord himself and to show our eagerness to help.

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:23 -

As for Titus, he is my partner and coworker for you; as for our brothers, they are the messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:24 -

Therefore, show them proof before the churches of your love and of our boasting about you.

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:8 -

I robbed other churches by taking pay from them to minister to you.

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:28 -

Not to mention[fn] other things, there is the daily pressure on me: my concern for all the churches.

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 12:13 -

So in what way are you worse off than the other churches, except that I personally did not burden you? Forgive me for this wrong!

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:2 -

and all the brothers who are with me:

To the churches of Galatia.

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:13 -

For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism: I intensely persecuted God’s church and tried to destroy it.

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:22 -

I remained personally unknown to the Judean churches that are in Christ.

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:22 -

And he subjected everything under his feet and appointed him[fn] as head over everything for the church,

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:10 -

This is so that God’s multi-faceted wisdom may now be made known through the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavens.

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:21 -

to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:23 -

because the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of the body.

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:24 -

Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives are to submit to their husbands in everything.

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:25 -

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:27 -

He did this to present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or anything like that, but holy and blameless.

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:29 -

For no one ever hates his own flesh but provides and cares for it, just as Christ does for the church,

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:32 -

This mystery is profound, but I am talking about Christ and the church.

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:6 -

regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness that is in the law, blameless.

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:15 -

And you Philippians know that in the early days of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving except you alone.

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:18 -

He is also the head of the body, the church;

he is the beginning,

the firstborn from the dead,

so that he might come to have

first place in everything.

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:24 -

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for his body, that is, the church.

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:15 -

Give my greetings to the brothers and sisters in Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church in her home.

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:16 -

After this letter has been read at your gathering, have it read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea.

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:1 -

Paul, Silvanus,[fn] and Timothy:

To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace to you and peace.[fn]

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 2:14 -

For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of God’s churches in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, since you have also suffered the same things from people of your own country, just as they did from the Jews

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:1 -

Paul, Silvanus,[fn] and Timothy:

To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:4 -

Therefore, we ourselves boast about you among God’s churches ​— ​about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions that you are enduring.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:5 -

(If anyone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?)

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:15 -

But if I should be delayed, I have written so that you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:16 -

If any[fn] believing woman has widows in her family, let her help them. Let the church not be burdened, so that it can help widows in genuine need.

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:2 -

to Apphia our sister,[fn] to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets in your home.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:12 -

saying:

I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters;

I will sing hymns to you in the congregation.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:23 -

to the assembly of the firstborn whose names have been written[fn] in heaven, to a Judge, who is God of all, to the spirits of righteous people made perfect,

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 5:14 -

Is anyone among you sick? He should call for the elders of the church, and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:6 -

They have testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God,

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I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have first place among them, does not receive our authority.

Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:10 -

This is why, if I come, I will remind him of the works he is doing, slandering us with malicious words. And he is not satisfied with that! He not only refuses to welcome fellow believers, but he even stops those who want to do so and expels them from the church.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:4 -

John: To the seven churches in Asia. Grace and peace to you from[fn] the one who is, who was, and who is to come, and from the seven spirits[fn] before his throne,

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:11 -

saying, “Write on a scroll[fn] what you see and send it to the seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:20 -

“The mystery of the seven stars you saw in my right hand and of the seven golden lampstands is this: The seven stars are the angels[fn] of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands[fn] are the seven churches.

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“Write to the angel[fn] of the church in Ephesus: Thus says the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and who walks among the seven golden lampstands:

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“Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in[fn] the paradise of God.

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“Write to the angel of the church in Smyrna: Thus says the First and the Last, the one who was dead and came to life:

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:11 -

“Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who conquers will never be harmed by the second death.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:12 -

“Write to the angel of the church in Pergamum: Thus says the one who has the sharp, double-edged sword:


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