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Lexicon :: Strong's G1577 - ekklēsia

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ἐκκλησία
Transliteration
ekklēsia (Key)
Pronunciation
ek-klay-see'-ah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a compound of ἐκ (G1537) and a derivative of καλέω (G2564)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:501,394

Trench's Synonyms: i. Ἐκκλησία, συναγωγή, πανήγυρις.

Strong’s Definitions

ἐκκλησία ekklēsía, ek-klay-see'-ah; from a compound of G1537 and a derivative of G2564; 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):—assembly, church.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 118x

The KJV translates Strong's G1577 in the following manner: church (115x), assembly (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 118x
The KJV translates Strong's G1577 in the following manner: church (115x), assembly (3x).
  1. a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly

    1. an assembly of the people convened at the public place of the council for the purpose of deliberating

    2. the assembly of the Israelites

    3. any gathering or throng of men assembled by chance, tumultuously

    4. in a Christian sense

      1. an assembly of Christians gathered for worship in a religious meeting

      2. a company of Christian, or of those who, hoping for eternal salvation through Jesus Christ, observe their own religious rites, hold their own religious meetings, and manage their own affairs, according to regulations prescribed for the body for order's sake

      3. those who anywhere, in a city, village, constitute such a company and are united into one body

      4. the whole body of Christians scattered throughout the earth

      5. the assembly of faithful Christians already dead and received into heaven

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐκκλησία ekklēsía, ek-klay-see'-ah; from a compound of G1537 and a derivative of G2564; 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):—assembly, church.
STRONGS G1577:
ἐκκλησία, ἐκκλεσιας, (from ἔκκλητος called out or forth, and this from ἐκκαλέω); properly, a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place; an assembly; so used
1. among the Greeks from Thucydides (cf. Herodotus 3, 142) down, an assembly of the people convened at the public place of council for the purpose of deliberating: Acts 19:39.
2. in the Sept. often equivalent to קָהָל, the assembly of the Israelites, Judges 21:8; 1 Chronicles 29:1, etc., especially when gathered for sacred purposes, Deuteronomy 31:30 (Deuteronomy 32:1); Joshua 8:35 (Joshua 9:8), etc.; in the N. T. thus in Acts 7:38; Hebrews 2:12.
3. any gathering or throng of men assembled by chance or tumultuously: Acts 19:32, 41.
4. in the Christian sense,
a. an assembly of Christians gathered for worship: ἐν ἐκκλησία, in the religious meeting, 1 Corinthians 14:19, 35; ἐν ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις, 1 Corinthians 14:34; συνέρχεσθαι ἐν ἐκκλησία, 1 Corinthians 11:18; cf. Winers Grammar, § 50, 4a.
b. a company of Christians, or of those who, hoping for eternal Salvation through Jesus Christ, observe their own religious rites, hold their own religious meetings, and manage their own affairs according to regulations prescribed for the body for order's sake; aa. those who anywhere, in city or village, constitute such a company and are united into one body: Acts 5:11; Acts 8:3; 1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Corinthians 6:4; Philippians 4:15; 3 John 1:6 (cf. Winer's Grammar, 122 (116)); with specification of place, Acts 8:1; Acts 11:22; Romans 16:1; 1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Corinthians 6:4; Revelation 2:1, 8, etc.; Θεσσαλονικέων, 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:1; Λαοδικέων, Colossians 4:16; with the genitive of the possessor, τοῦ Θεοῦ (equivalent to יְהוָה קֲהַל, Numbers 16:3; Numbers 20:4), 1 Corinthians 11:22; and mention of the place, 1 Corinthians 1:2; 2 Corinthians 1:1. Plural, αἱ ἐκκλησίαι: Acts 15:41; 1 Corinthians 7:17; 2 Corinthians 8:19; Revelation 1:4; Revelation 3:6, etc.; with τοῦ Θεοῦ added, 1 Thessalonians 2:14; 2 Thessalonians 1:4; τοῦ Χριστοῦ, Romans 16:16; with mention of the place, as τῆς Ἀσίας, Γαλατίας, etc.: 1 Corinthians 16:1, 19; 2 Corinthians 8:1; Galatians 1:2; τῆς Ἰουδαίας ταῖς ἐν Χριστῷ, joined to Christ (see ἐν, I. 6b.), i. e. Christian assemblies, in contrast with those of the Jews, Galatians 1:22; ἐκκλησίαι τῶν ἐθνῶν, gathered from the Gentiles, Romans 16:4; τῶν ἁγίων, composed of the saints, 1 Corinthians 14:33. ἐκκλησία κατ' οἶκον τίνος, the church in one's house, i. e. the company of Christians belonging to a person's family; others less aptly understand the phrase of the Christians accustomed to meet for worship in the house of someone (for as appears from 1 Corinthians 14:23, the whole Corinthian church was accustomed to assemble in one and the same place; (but see Lightfoot on Colossians 4:15)): Romans 16:5; 1 Corinthians 16:19; Colossians 4:15; Philemon 1:2. The name ἐκκλησία is used even by Christ while on earth of the company of his adherents in any city or village: Matthew 18:17. bb. the whole body of Christians scattered throughout the earth; collectively, all who worship and honor God and Christ in whatever place they may be: Matthew 16:18 (where perhaps the Evangelist employs τήν ἐκκλησίαν although Christ may have said τήν βασιλείαν μου); 1 Corinthians 12:28; Ephesians 1:22; Ephesians 3:10; Ephesians 5:23ff,27,29,32; Philippians 3:6; Colossians 1:18, 24; with the genitive of the possessor: τοῦ κυρίου, Acts 20:28 (R Tr marginal reading WH τοῦ Θεοῦ); τοῦ Θεοῦ, Galatians 1:13; 1 Corinthians 15:9; 1 Timothy 3:15. cc. the name is transferred to the assembly of faithful Christians already dead and received into heaven: Hebrews 12:23 (on this passage see in ἀπογράφω, b. and πρωτότοκος, at the end). (In general, see Trench, § 1, and B. D. under the word , especially American edition; and for patristic usage Sophocles Lexicon, under the word.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Numbers
16:3; 20:4
Deuteronomy
31:30; 32:1
Joshua
8:35; 9:8
Judges
21:8
1 Chronicles
29:1
Matthew
16:18; 18:17
Acts
5:11; 7:38; 8:1; 8:3; 11:22; 15:41; 19:32; 19:39; 19:41; 20:28
Romans
16:1; 16:4; 16:5; 16:16
1 Corinthians
1:2; 4:17; 4:17; 6:4; 6:4; 7:17; 11:18; 11:22; 12:28; 14:19; 14:23; 14:33; 14:34; 14:35; 15:9; 16:1; 16:19; 16:19
2 Corinthians
1:1; 8:1; 8:19
Galatians
1:2; 1:13; 1:22
Ephesians
1:22; 3:10; 5:23; 5:27; 5:29; 5:32
Philippians
3:6; 4:15
Colossians
1:18; 1:24; 4:15; 4:15; 4:16
1 Thessalonians
1:1; 2:14
2 Thessalonians
1:1; 1:4
1 Timothy
3:15
Philemon
1:2
Hebrews
2:12; 12:23
3 John
1:6
Revelation
1:4; 2:1; 2:8; 3:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1577 matches the Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsia),
which occurs 77 times in 73 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Deu 4:10–Ezr 10:8)

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:10 - Remember the day you stood before Yahweh your God at Horeb, when Yahweh said to me, ‘Assemble the people to Me, that I may cause them to hear My words so they may learn to [fn]fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children.’
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:10 - “And Yahweh gave me the two tablets of stone written by the finger of God; and on them were all the words which Yahweh had spoken with you at the mountain from the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:16 - “This is according to all that you asked of Yahweh your God in Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying, ‘Let me not hear again the voice of Yahweh my God; let me not see this great fire anymore, or I will die.’
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:1 -

“No one who is [fn]emasculated or has his male organ cut off shall enter the assembly of Yahweh.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:2 - “No one of illegitimate birth shall enter the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation, none of his seed shall enter the assembly of Yahweh.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:3 - “No Ammonite or Moabite shall enter the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation, none of their seed shall ever enter the assembly of Yahweh,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:8 - “The sons of the third generation who are born to them may enter the assembly of Yahweh.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:30 -

Then Moses spoke in the hearing of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were complete:

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:35 - There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded which Joshua did not read before all the assembly of Israel with the women and the little ones and the sojourners who were [fn]going among them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:2 - And the [fn]chiefs of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, took their stand in the assembly of the people of God, 400,000 foot [fn]soldiers who draw the sword.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:5 -

Then the sons of Israel said, “Who is there among all the tribes of Israel who did not come up in the assembly to Yahweh?” For [fn]they had taken a great oath concerning him who did not come up to Yahweh at Mizpah, saying, “He shall surely be put to death.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:8 -

So they said, “What one is there of the tribes of Israel who did not come up to Yahweh at Mizpah?” And behold, no one had come to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:47 - and that all this assembly may know that Yahweh does not save by sword or by spear; for the battle is Yahweh’s, and He will give you into our hands.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:20 - Then Saul sent messengers to take David, but they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, with Samuel standing and presiding over them. And the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul; and they also prophesied.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:14 -

Then the king turned his face around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:22 -

Then Solomon stood before the altar of Yahweh before all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands toward heaven.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:55 - And he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying:
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:65 -

So Solomon celebrated the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly from [fn]Lebo-hamath to the brook of Egypt, before Yahweh our God, for seven days and seven more days, even fourteen days.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:2 - And David said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if it is from Yahweh our God, let us send everywhere to our relatives who remain in all the lands of Israel, also to the priests and Levites who are with them in their cities with pasture lands, that they may gather with us;
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:4 - Then all the assembly said that they would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:2 - Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people; I had it within my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh and for the footstool of the feet of our God. So I had made preparations to build it.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:8 - “So now, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of Yahweh, and in the hearing of our God, keep and seek after all the commandments of Yahweh your God so that you may possess the good land and cause your sons after you to inherit it forever.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:1 -

Then King David said to the entire assembly, “My son Solomon, whom alone God has chosen, is still young and inexperienced and the work is great; for the [fn]temple is not for man, but for Yahweh God.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:10 -

So David blessed Yahweh in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, “Blessed are You, O Yahweh, the God of Israel our father, from everlasting to everlasting.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:20 -

Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless Yahweh your God.” And all the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and bowed low and prostrated themselves to Yahweh and to the king.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:3 - Then Solomon and all the assembly with him went to the high place which was at Gibeon, for God’s tent of meeting was there, which Moses the servant of Yahweh had made in the wilderness.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:5 - Now the bronze altar, which Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, [fn]was there before the tabernacle of Yahweh, and Solomon and the assembly sought it out.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:3 -

Then the king turned his face around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:12 -

Then he stood before the altar of Yahweh before all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:13 - Now Solomon had made a bronze platform, five cubits long, five cubits wide and three cubits high, and had put it in the midst of the court; and he stood on it, knelt on his knees in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:8 -

So Solomon celebrated the feast at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly from [fn]Lebo-hamath to the brook of Egypt.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:3 - Then they sent and called for him. And Jeroboam and all Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:5 -

Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Yahweh before the new court,

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:14 - Then in the midst of the assembly the Spirit of Yahweh came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite of the sons of Asaph;
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 23:3 - Then all the assembly cut a covenant with the king in the house of God. And [fn]Jehoiada said to them, “Behold, the king’s son shall reign, as Yahweh has spoken concerning the sons of David.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:14 - So the armed men left the captives and the plunder before the commanders and all the assembly.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:23 - Then they had the male goats of the sin offering approach before the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:28 - While the whole assembly worshiped, the singers also sang and the trumpets sounded; all this continued until the burnt offering was completed.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:31 -

Then Hezekiah answered and said, “Now that you have [fn]become ordained to Yahweh, approach and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of Yahweh.” And the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all those who were willing of heart brought burnt offerings.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:32 - And the number of the burnt offerings which the assembly brought was 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to Yahweh.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:2 - And the king and his princes and all the assembly in Jerusalem had taken counsel to celebrate the Passover in the second month,
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:4 - Thus the thing was right in the eyes of the king and in the eyes of all the assembly.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:13 -

Now many people were gathered at Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month, a very large assembly.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:17 - For there were many in the assembly who had not set themselves apart as holy; therefore, the Levites were over the slaughter of the Passover lambs for everyone who was unclean, in order to set them apart as holy to Yahweh.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:23 -

Then the whole assembly took counsel to determine to celebrate the feast another seven days, so they celebrated the seven days with gladness.

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:24 - For Hezekiah king of Judah had contributed to the assembly 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep, and the princes had contributed to the assembly 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep; and a large number of priests set themselves apart as holy.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:25 - And all the assembly of Judah were glad, with the priests and the Levites and all the assembly that came from Israel, both the sojourners who came from the land of Israel and those living in Judah.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:64 -

The whole assembly together was 42,360,

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:1 -

Now while Ezra was praying and making confession, weeping and prostrating himself before the house of God, a very large assembly, men, women, and children, gathered to him from Israel; for the people wept bitterly.

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:8 - and that whoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the prince and the elders, all his possessions should be devoted to destruction and he himself separated from the assembly of the exiles.

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