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ekklēsia

assembly, church

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

ἐκκλησία

What it means

A gathering, a church. Christ is head of "the assembly" (1:18, 1:24), and the letter mentions the church in Nympha's house and the Laodiceans' church (4:15-16).

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 Colossians

  • Chapter 1

    "The assembly" (1:18, 1:24).

  • Chapter 4

    "The assembly that is in her house" (4:15-16).

Every verse (4)

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