Greek Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's G1577: ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía) Definition

Strong's number
G1577
Lemma
ἐκκλησία
Transliteration
ekklēsía
Pronunciation
-
Strong's definition
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 from a compound of G1537 (ἐκ) and a derivative of G2564 (καλέω);

111 instances of the word ἐκκλησία ekklēsía (G1577)


  • Acts 2:47 - Praising God and having favour with all the people And the Lord added such as should be saved daily to the church

  • Acts 5:11 - And came fear great upon all the church And upon as many as heard these things

  • Acts 7:38 - This is he which that was in which the church in which the wilderness with which the angel which spake to him in which the mount Sina and which fathers with our who received oracles the lively to give unto us

  • Acts 8:1 - Saul And was consenting which death unto his there was And at that which time persecution a great against which the church which at Jerusalem all and scattered abroad throughout which the regions which of Judaea and Samaria except which the apostles

  • Acts 8:3 - for Saul As he made havock of the church every house entering into and haling men and women committed them to prison

  • Acts 9:31 - Then the churches throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had rest and were edified and walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost were multiplied

  • Acts 11:22 - came Then which tidings unto which the ears which of the church which was in Jerusalem of these things and they sent forth Barnabas that he should go as far as Antioch

  • Acts 11:26 - And when he had found him he brought him unto Antioch it came to pass And him year that a whole they assembled themselves in the church And taught people much were called And first in Antioch the disciples Christians

  • Acts 12:1 - about that Now time stretched forth Herod the king his hands to vex certain of the church

  • Acts 12:5 - therefore Peter was kept in prison prayer but was without ceasing made of the church unto God for him

  • Acts 13:1 - there were Now certain at Antioch in that was the church prophets and teachers and Barnabas and Simeon that was called Niger and Lucius of Cyrene Manaen and with Herod the tetrarch which had been brought up and Saul

  • Acts 14:23 - when they had ordained And them elders in every church and had prayed with fasting they commended them to the Lord on whom they believed

  • Acts 14:27 - when they were come And and had gathered the church they rehearsed all had done that God with them and how he had opened unto the Gentiles the door of faith

  • Acts 15:3 - And being brought on their way by the church they passed through Phenice and Samaria declaring the conversion of the Gentiles and they caused joy great unto all the brethren

  • Acts 15:4 - when they were come And to Jerusalem they were received of the church and of the apostles and elders they declared and all things that God had done with them

  • Acts 15:22 - Then pleased it the apostles and elders with the whole church chosen men of their own company to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas namely Judas surnamed Barsabas and Silas men chief among the brethren

  • Acts 16:5 - And so the churches established in the faith and increased in number daily

  • Acts 18:22 - And when he had landed at Caesarea and gone up And saluted the church he went down at Antioch

  • Acts 19:32 - Some therefore Some one thing cried was for the assembly confused and the more part not knew wherefore they were come together

  • Acts 19:39 - if But any thing concerning other matters ye enquire in a lawful assembly it shall be determined