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__NOTOC__{{Infobox_Contents |topic_name =Ekklesia |subtopics =Synopsis=[[Church]]* [[Koine Greek: Nouns]] |opinion_pieces ={{short_opinions}} |}}
Ecclesia Ekklesia (or ''ekklesia'', or in Greek, ''ἐκκλησία''Ecclessia / Εκκλησια) is a [[Koine Greek]] word meaning "gathering of the ones called out" or "assembly". In When referring to the [[New Testament]] the word gathering of Christian believers it is translated as "[[church]]".
{{topics}}* In the [[ChurchNew 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.
{{opinions}}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.
Ecclesia (Ekklesia) is a [[Koine The word in Greek]] word meaning "gathering of the ones called out". 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 first declension feminine noun and dead. thus it declines as follows:
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{{Greek Noun|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]]). εκκησια|εκκησιας|εκκησιᾳ|εκκησιαν|εκκησιαι|εκκησιων|εκκησιαις|εκκησιαι}}
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]].==Quotes==
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==Contents=Use in the New Testament===
==Main article=Grammar===
==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]
{{returnto}} [[Koine Greek]]
[[Category:Koine Greek]]
