1577 - ekklésia

Strong's Concordance

Original word: ἐκκλησία
Transliteration: ekklésia
Definition (short): church
Definition (full): an assembly, a (religious) congregation

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: from ek and kaleó
Definition: an assembly, a (religious) congregation
NASB Translation: assembly (3), church (74), churches (35), congregation (2).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

From a compound of ek and a derivative of kaleo; 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.

see GREEK ek

see GREEK kaleo

KJV: And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
NASB: "I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.
KJV: And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
NASB: "If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.
KJV: And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.
NASB: And great fear came over the whole church, and over all who heard of these things.
KJV: This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:
NASB: "This is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness together with the angel who was speaking to him on Mount Sinai, and who was with our fathers; and he received living oracles to pass on to you.