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ἐκκλησῐ́ᾱ

[ek.klɛː.sí.aː]

noun

LanguageAncient Greek

Meaning
  1. assembly
  2. congregation, church
  3. A group of people called together for a meeting, or a religious congregation.
Examples

σὺ εἶ Πέτρος καὶ ἐπὶ ταύτῃ τῇ πέτρᾳ οἰκοδομήσω μου τὴν ἐκκλησίαν

you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church

Pronunciationek.klɛː.sí.aː

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteOften used in New Testament contexts to refer to the Christian church.

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.