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ekklēsia

assembly, church

Say it: ek-klay-SEE-ah (approximate)

ἐκκλησία

What it means

An assembly, church. "God's assembly" (3:5) and "the assembly of the living God" (3:15; 5:16).

Range of meaning

  • Citizen assemblyA city's gathering of free citizens.
  • Israel's assemblyGod's gathered people in the Greek Old Testament.
  • A local gatheringA particular congregation.
  • The churchAll followers of Jesus.

In 1 Timothy

  • Chapter 3

    "God's assembly" (3:5) and "the assembly of the living God" (3:15).

  • Chapter 5

    "Don't let the assembly be burdened" (5:16).

Every verse (3)

Verses where G1577 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources