Ekklesia

ek-klay-see'-ah
Noun Feminine
  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
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
ejkklhsiva
Origin
from a compound of (1537) and a derivative of (2564)
Strong's Number
1577
TDNT Entry
3:501,394
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KJV Word Usage

church
115
assembly
3
Total
118

KJV Verse Count

2
24
6
21
9
3
9
2
4
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
3
19
Total
115

Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Ekklesia". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .