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Greek noun (feminine) · G1577

ἐκκλησία

ekklesiaek-klay-see'-ah

prop.; In LXX of; NT, esp. of an assembly or company of Christians, a

113 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: ekklēsía

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1577is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 17 of 27
    New Testament books
  • 12
    spellings
  • 3
    meanings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · G1577

a calling out, i.e. (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue, or Christian community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both)

The King James renders it: assembly, church.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

ekklesia is rendered "prop.; In LXX of; NT, esp. of an assembly or company of Christians, a". It stands 113 times in the Greek text, across seventeen books.

  • Twenty-two of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
  • The lexicon lists three meanings for it, beginning with "prop.".
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 16:18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
  • The Greek text spells it twelve different ways.

The first use

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

Matthew 16:18ἐκκλησίαν

The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.

Where the word stands

What the word means

The word carries three meanings: prop., and In LXX of, and NT, esp. of an assembly or company of Christians, a.

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

The English STEP Bible gives each use, word by word, and how many times.
prop.an assembly of citizens regularly convened (in Thuc., ii, 22, opposite to σύλλογος, a concourse): Act.19:32, 39 41.Tagged as
  • churches34
  • assembly2
  • of churches1
  • to church1
WhereActs 19:32Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another…
In LXX ofthe assemblyTagged as
  • congregation1
  • of congregation1
WhereDeuteronomy 4:10The day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, the LORD said to me…
NT, esp. of an assembly or company of Christians, a(the) churchTagged as
  • church72
  • an assembly1
WhereActs 8:1And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death…

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

ἐκκλάωekklaoto break offUses3
ἐκκλίνωekklinoto turn fromUses3
ἐκκλείωekkleioto excludeUses2

The words it stands beside

All 113, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

12 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • ἐκκλησίας27
  • ἐκκλησίᾳ23
  • ἐκκλησίαν18
  • ἐκκλησίαις14
  • ἐκκλησία9
  • ἐκκλησίαι7
  • ἐκκλησιῶν6
  • ἐκκλησίαις.¶4
  • ἐκκλησίας.¶2
  • ἐκκλησίᾳ.¶1
  • ἐκκλησίαν.¶1
  • ἐκκλησιῶν.¶1

The grammar of each form

  • noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular26N-GSF
  • noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular24N-DSF
  • noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular19N-ASF
  • noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural18N-DPF
  • noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular9N-NSF
  • noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine plural7N-GPF
  • noun · nominative (subject) · feminine plural7N-NPF
  • noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural3N-APF

Matthew

three uses
  • And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

    Matthew 16:18

    • ἐκκλησίανekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

    Matthew 18:17

    • ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: church
    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church

Acts

twenty-two uses
  • And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.

    Acts 5:11

    • ἐκκλησίανekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us.

    Acts 7:38

    • ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: congregation
  • And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

    Acts 8:1

    • ἐκκλησίανekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

    Acts 8:3

    • ἐκκλησίανekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.

    Acts 9:31

    • ἐκκλησίαekklesianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.

    Acts 11:22

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.

    Acts 11:26

    • ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.

    Acts 12:1

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.

    Acts 12:5

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.

    Acts 13:1

    • ἐκκλησίανekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

    Acts 14:23

    • ἐκκλησίανekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

    Acts 14:27

    • ἐκκλησίανekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.

    Acts 15:3

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.

    Acts 15:4

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,

    Acts 15:22

    • ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

    Acts 15:41

    • ἐκκλησίας.¶ekklesiasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.

    Acts 16:5

    • ἐκκλησίαιekklesiainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.

    Acts 18:22

    • ἐκκλησίανekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and most of them did not even know why they were there.

    Acts 19:32

    • ἐκκλησίαekklesianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: assembly
  • But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.

    Acts 19:39

    • ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: assembly
  • From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.

    Acts 20:17

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

    Acts 20:28

    • ἐκκλησίανekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church

Romans

five uses
  • I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.

    Romans 16:1

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.

    Romans 16:4

    • ἐκκλησίαιekklesiainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • Greet also the church that meets at their house. Greet my beloved Epenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in the province of Asia.

    Romans 16:5

    • ἐκκλησίαν.¶ekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send you greetings.

    Romans 16:16

    • ἐκκλησίαιekklesiainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our brother Quartus.

    Romans 16:23

    • ἐκκλησίας.¶ekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church

1 Corinthians

twenty-two uses
  • To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

    1 Corinthians 1:2

    • ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.

    1 Corinthians 4:17

    • ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • So if you need to settle everyday matters, do you appoint as judges those of no standing in the church?

    1 Corinthians 6:4

    • ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.

    1 Corinthians 7:17

    • ἐκκλησίαιςekklesiaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—

    1 Corinthians 10:32

    • ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.

    1 Corinthians 11:16

    • ἐκκλησίαιekklesiainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

    1 Corinthians 11:18

    • ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: an assembly
  • Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!

    1 Corinthians 11:22

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.

    1 Corinthians 12:28

    • ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.

    1 Corinthians 14:4

    • ἐκκλησίανekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • I wish that all of you could speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be edified.

    1 Corinthians 14:5

    • ἐκκλησίαekklesianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • It is the same with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, strive to excel in gifts that build up the church.

    1 Corinthians 14:12

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • But in the church, I would rather speak five coherent words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.

    1 Corinthians 14:19

    • ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?

    1 Corinthians 14:23

    • ἐκκλησίαekklesianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • But if there is no interpreter, he should remain silent in the church and speak only to himself and God.

    1 Corinthians 14:28

    • ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints.

    1 Corinthians 14:33

    • ἐκκλησίαιςekklesiaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.

    1 Corinthians 14:34

    • ἐκκλησίαιςekklesiaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • If they wish to inquire about something, they are to ask their own husbands at home; for it is dishonorable for a woman to speak in the church.

    1 Corinthians 14:35

    • ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

    1 Corinthians 15:9

    • ἐκκλησίανekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • Now about the collection for the saints, you are to do as I directed the churches of Galatia:

    1 Corinthians 16:1

    • ἐκκλησίαιςekklesiaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.

    1 Corinthians 16:19

    • ἐκκλησίαιekklesiainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
    • ἐκκλησίᾳ.¶ekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: church

2 Corinthians

nine uses
  • Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:

    2 Corinthians 1:1

    • ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.

    2 Corinthians 8:1

    • ἐκκλησίαιςekklesiaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • Along with Titus we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in the gospel.

    2 Corinthians 8:18

    • ἐκκλησιῶνekklesionnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the offering—the gracious gift we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.

    2 Corinthians 8:19

    • ἐκκλησιῶνekklesionnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you. As for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, to the glory of Christ.

    2 Corinthians 8:23

    • ἐκκλησιῶνekklesionnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluraltagged: of churches
  • In full view of the churches, then, show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our boasting about you.

    2 Corinthians 8:24

    • ἐκκλησιῶν.¶ekklesionnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • I robbed other churches by accepting their support in order to serve you.

    2 Corinthians 11:8

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.

    2 Corinthians 11:28

    • ἐκκλησιῶνekklesionnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!

    2 Corinthians 12:13

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: churches

Galatians

three uses
  • and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:

    Galatians 1:2

    • ἐκκλησίαιςekklesiaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.

    Galatians 1:13

    • ἐκκλησίανekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.

    Galatians 1:22

    • ἐκκλησίαιςekklesiaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches

Ephesians

nine uses
  • And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,

    Ephesians 1:22

    • ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,

    Ephesians 3:10

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

    Ephesians 3:21

    • ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.

    Ephesians 5:23

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.

    Ephesians 5:24

    • ἐκκλησίαekklesianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her

    Ephesians 5:25

    • ἐκκλησίανekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

    Ephesians 5:27

    • ἐκκλησίανekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • Indeed, no one ever hated his own body, but he nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church.

    Ephesians 5:29

    • ἐκκλησίανekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

    Ephesians 5:32

    • ἐκκλησίανekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church

Philippians

two uses
  • as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.

    Philippians 3:6

    • ἐκκλησίανekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • And as you Philippians know, in the early days of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church but you partnered with me in the matter of giving and receiving.

    Philippians 4:15

    • ἐκκλησίαekklesianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: church

Colossians

four uses
  • And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.

    Colossians 1:18

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.

    Colossians 1:24

    • ἐκκλησίαekklesianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.

    Colossians 4:15

    • ἐκκλησίανekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • After this letter has been read among you, make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.

    Colossians 4:16

    • ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: church

1 Thessalonians

two uses
  • Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.

    1 Thessalonians 1:1

    • ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews,

    1 Thessalonians 2:14

    • ἐκκλησιῶνekklesionnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches

2 Thessalonians

two uses
  • Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

    2 Thessalonians 1:1

    • ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.

    2 Thessalonians 1:4

    • ἐκκλησίαιςekklesiaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches

1 Timothy

three uses
  • For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?

    1 Timothy 3:5

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

    1 Timothy 3:15

    • ἐκκλησίαekklesianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need.

    1 Timothy 5:16

    • ἐκκλησίαekklesianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: church

Philemon

one use
  • to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church that meets at your house:

    Philemon 1:2

    • ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: church

Hebrews

two uses
  • He says: “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I will sing Your praises in the assembly.”

    Hebrews 2:12

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of congregation
  • in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

    Hebrews 12:23

    • ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: to church

James

one use
  • Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

    James 5:14

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church

3 John

three uses
  • They have testified to the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God.

    3 John 1:6

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.

    3 John 1:9

    • ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers and forbids those who want to do so, even putting them out of the church.

    3 John 1:10

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church

Revelation

twenty uses
  • John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven Spirits before His throne,

    Revelation 1:4

    • ἐκκλησίαιςekklesiaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

    Revelation 1:11

    • ἐκκλησίαιςekklesiaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • This is the mystery of the seven stars you saw in My right hand and of the seven golden lampstands: The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

    Revelation 1:20

    • ἐκκλησιῶνekklesionnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
    • ἐκκλησίαιekklesiainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands.

    Revelation 2:1

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.

    Revelation 2:7

    • ἐκκλησίαιςekklesiaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life.

    Revelation 2:8

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who overcomes will not be harmed by the second death.

    Revelation 2:11

    • ἐκκλησίαιςekklesiaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.

    Revelation 2:12

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.

    Revelation 2:17

    • ἐκκλησίαιςekklesiaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.

    Revelation 2:18

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.

    Revelation 2:23

    • ἐκκλησίαιekklesiainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

    Revelation 2:29

    • ἐκκλησίαις.¶ekklesiaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • “To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.

    Revelation 3:1

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

    Revelation 3:6

    • ἐκκλησίαις.¶ekklesiaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.

    Revelation 3:7

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

    Revelation 3:13

    • ἐκκλησίαις.¶ekklesiaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.

    Revelation 3:14

    • ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
  • He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”

    Revelation 3:22

    • ἐκκλησίαις.¶ekklesiaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
  • “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”

    Revelation 22:16

    • ἐκκλησίαιςekklesiaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches

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Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

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Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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