ἐκκλησία ekklēsia

Greek word for “assembly” · Strong’s G1577 · used 114 times in 111 verses

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Meaning

ἐκκλησία, -ας, ἡ; (ἐκ-καλέω);

How it is translated

Glosses given for ekklēsia in context, with how often each is used:

• church 73
• churches 35
• assembly 4
• congregation 2

Where it is used

Also in 5 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

1 Corinthians 14 (9), Revelation 2 (9), Ephesians 5 (6), Revelation 3 (6), Romans 16 (5), 2 Corinthians 8 (5), Acts 15 (4), Acts 19 (3), 1 Corinthians 11 (3), Galatians 1 (3)

Forms

• ἐκκλησίας 29
• ἐκκλησίᾳ 24
• ἐκκλησίαν 20
• ἐκκλησίαις 18
• ἐκκλησία 9
• ἐκκλησίαι 7
• ἐκκλησιῶν 7

Words used with it

Words that share verses with ekklēsia more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ὅδε hode, hēde “this” 7
• κατά kata “according to” 15
• οὖς ous “ear” 8
• πνεῦμα pneuma “spirit/breath” 13
• ἀδελφός adelphos “brother” 12
• ἄγγελος angelos “angel” 10
• γράφω graphō “to write” 10
• οἶκος oikos “house” 8
• ἀκούω akouō “to hear” 11
• ἅγιος hagios “holy” 9
• ὑπέρ huper “above/for” 8
• ἀπόστολος apostolos “apostle” 7

Key verses

The verses using ekklēsia that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 16:18 — And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
• Acts 9:31 — Then had the churches rest throughout all Judæa and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy…
• Acts 20:28 — Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath…
• 1 Corinthians 1:2 — Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name…
• 1 Timothy 3:15 — But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and…
• Hebrews 12:23 — To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
• Revelation 1:4 — John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits…
• Revelation 1:11 — Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto…
• Revelation 2:7 — He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst…
• Revelation 2:17 — He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a…
• Revelation 2:23 — And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of…
• Revelation 3:7 — And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.