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{{Infobox_Contents |
topic_name = Ekklesia |
subtopics = [[Church]]* [[Koine Greek: Nouns]] |
opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |
}}
Ekklesia (Ecclessia / Εκκλησια) is a [[Koine Greek]] word meaning "gathering" or "assembly". When referring to the gathering of Christian believers it is translated as "church".
===Use in the New Testament===
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]]). [[Apostle Paul|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: {{Greek Noun|εκκησια|εκκησιας|εκκησιᾳ|εκκησιαν|εκκησιαι|εκκησιων|εκκησιαις|εκκησιαι}}
==Quotes==
==Links==
* [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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