ἐκκλησίας
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.
Revelation 3:7 · Word #7
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 GEN F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation |
| 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 G1577-05
of the called-out assembly
| Morphological Notes | Noun, genitive feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,GFS); indicates possession, source, or relationship. |
| Rendering Rationale | The genitive feminine singular form denotes possession or relation, rendered with "of." "Called-out assembly" preserves the etymological sense of those summoned out (ἐκ + καλέω) without importing later institutional meaning. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
of the called-out assembly
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'of the called-out assembly' accurately reproduces the meaning and specific lexical nuance of ἐκκλησίας. |