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ekklēsia

assembly, church

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

ἐκκλησία

What it means

A gathering, a church. "The assemblies of Galatia" (1:2), and the "assembly of God" Paul once persecuted (1:13).

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 Galatians

  • Chapter 1

    "The assemblies of Galatia" (1:2, 1:13, 1:22).

Every verse (3)

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