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 27New Testament books
- 12spellings
- 3meanings
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
The word stands in seventeen of the 27 New Testament books.
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
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| prop.an assembly of citizens regularly convened (in Thuc., ii, 22, opposite to σύλλογος, a concourse): Act.19:32, 39 41. | Tagged as
| WhereActs 19:32Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another… |
| In LXX ofthe assembly | Tagged as
| 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) church | Tagged as
| 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.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ἐκκλησίαekklesianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: church
When news of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
- 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.
- ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: church
About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church.
- ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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,
- ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: church
And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
- ἐκκλησίας.¶ekklesiasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.
- 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.
- 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.
- ἐκκλησίαekklesianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: assembly
But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.
- ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: assembly
From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.
- 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.
- ἐκκλησίανekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church
Romans
five uses
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.
- 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.
- 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.
- ἐκκλησίαν.¶ekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send you greetings.
- 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.
- 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:
- 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.
- 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?
- 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.
- ἐκκλησίαιςekklesiaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—
- 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.
- 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.
- 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!
- 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.
- ἐκκλησίᾳekklesianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: church
The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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?
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ἐκκλησίανekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church
Now about the collection for the saints, you are to do as I directed the churches of Galatia:
- 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.
- 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:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ἐκκλησιῶν.¶ekklesionnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
I robbed other churches by accepting their support in order to serve you.
- ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
Apart from these external trials, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches.
- 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!
- ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
Galatians
three uses
and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:
- 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.
- ἐκκλησίανekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church
I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
- 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,
- 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,
- 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.
- 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.
- ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
- ἐκκλησίαekklesianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: church
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
- 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.
- 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.
- ἐκκλησίανekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church
This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.
- ἐκκλησίανekklesiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: church
Philippians
two uses
as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ἐκκλησίαekklesianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: church
Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nympha and the church that meets at her house.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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,
- 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:
- 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.
- 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?
- 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.
- 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.
- 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:
- 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.”
- 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,
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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,
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ἐκκλησίαιekklesiainoun · nominative (subject) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
- 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.
- ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
- 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.
- ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
- 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.
- ἐκκλησίαςekklesiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: church
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
- 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.”
- ἐκκλησίαιςekklesiaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluraltagged: churches
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