Word study · Greek
ekklēsia
assembly, church
Say it: ek-klay-SEE-ah (approximate)
ἐκκλησία
What it means
An assembly, a gathering of those called out. It is the word translated "church." Acts 5:11 is its first use in the book.
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 Acts
- Chapter 5
"Great fear came on the whole church" (5:11).
Every verse (23)
- Acts 5:11
- Acts 7:38
- Acts 8:1
- Acts 8:3
- Acts 9:31
- Acts 11:22
- Acts 11:26
- Acts 12:1
- Acts 12:5
- Acts 13:1
- Acts 14:23
- Acts 14:27
- Acts 15:3
- Acts 15:4
- Acts 15:22
- Acts 15:41
- Acts 16:5
- Acts 18:22
- Acts 19:32
- Acts 19:39
- Acts 19:41
- Acts 20:17
- Acts 20:28
Verses where G1577 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources