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| + | |εκκησια | ||
| + | |εκκησιας | ||
| + | |εκκησιᾳ | ||
| + | |εκκησιαν | ||
| + | |εκκησιαι | ||
| + | |εκκησιων | ||
| + | |εκκησιαις | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecclesia_%28Church%29 Wikipedia - Ecclesia (Church)] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecclesia_%28Church%29 Wikipedia - Ecclesia (Church)] | ||
| + | * [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%BC%90%CE%BA%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%B1 Wiktionary - ἐκκλησία] | ||
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Ekklesia (Ecclessia / Εκκλησια) is a Koine Greek word meaning "gathering" or "assembly".
Use in the New Testament
In the New Testament the word is translated as "church". The word means a body of faithful Christians. It can be used to include not merely the Christians of a particular area, but also to the whole body of Christians, but alive and dead.
The disciples of a single locality are often referred to in the New Testament as a church (Revelation 2:18, Romans 16:4, Acts 9:31). Paul even applies the term to disciples belonging to a single household (Romans 16:5, 1 Corinthians 16:19, Colossians 4:15, Philemon 1:2).
The global use of the word can be seen from its very first appearance in Mark 14:49 and later in Ephesians 5:25-27.
Grammar
The word in Greek is a first declension feminine noun and thus it declines as follows:
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | εκκησια | εκκησιαι |
| Genitive | εκκησιας | εκκησιων |
| Dative | εκκησιᾳ | εκκησιαις |
| Accusative | εκκησιαν | εκκησιαι |
Quotes
Links
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