ἐκκλησίαν
ekklēsía
church
Assembly called together for a specific purpose; an official gathering or meeting of citizens or members. In various contexts, refers to (1) a civic assembly (especially in Greek city-states); (2) a community or congregation of people gathered for a shared purpose; (3) in post-biblical and New Testament usage, frequently denotes an assembly of those associated with belief in Jesus, but originally without exclusive religious connotation; (4) in the Septuagint, often used to render the Hebrew term for the assembled people of Israel.
Acts 13:1 · Word #8
Lexicon G1577
| Lemma | ἐκκλησία |
| Transliteration | ekklēsía |
| Strong's | G1577 |
| Definition | Assembly called together for a specific purpose; an official gathering or meeting of citizens or members. In various contexts, refers to (1) a civic assembly (especially in Greek city-states); (2) a community or congregation of people gathered for a shared purpose; (3) in post-biblical and New Testament usage, frequently denotes an assembly of those associated with belief in Jesus, but originally without exclusive religious connotation; (4) in the Septuagint, often used to render the Hebrew term for the assembled people of Israel. |
Morphology N ACC F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | church |
| Literal | church |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἐκκλησία |
| Strong's | G1577 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G1577-04
assembly called together
| Morphological Notes | Noun; accusative case; feminine gender; singular number (Gr,N,,,,,AFS). |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering reflects the root sense of those "called out" or summoned (ἐκ + καλέω) into an assembly. The accusative feminine singular form denotes one specific assembly as the object of an action. |
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