ἐκκλησία
assembly
Full lexicon entry — Thayer's Greek Lexicon
From Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Where this word appears
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Case
- Genitive
- The case of source, possession, or “of” — answers “whose / from what.”
- Dative
- The case of the indirect object, means, or location — “to / for / with / in.”
- Accusative
- The case of the direct object and of extent.
- Nominative
- The case of the subject (and the predicate nominative).
Gender
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one.
Grammatical forms
- Noun, Genitive, Singular, Feminine 26 times (23%)
- Noun, Dative, Singular, Feminine 24 times (21%)
- Noun, Accusative, Singular, Feminine 20 times (18%)
- Noun, Dative, Plural, Feminine 18 times (16%)
- Noun, Nominative, Singular, Feminine 9 times (8%)
- Noun, Genitive, Plural, Feminine 7 times (6%)
- Noun, Nominative, Plural, Feminine 7 times (6%)
- Noun, Accusative, Plural, Feminine 3 times (3%)
Parsed forms decoded from the imported morphology (Robinson–Tischendorf, public domain), counted across 114 parsed occurrences — not distinct verses.
Every verse where G1577 appears — 111 distinct verses across 17 books. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Greek form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Greek New Testament; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences of this word are not indexed here.
Matthew 2 verses
- Matthew 16:18 ἐκκλησίαν n acc sg fem I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
- Matthew 18:17 ἐκκλησίᾳ ἐκκλησίας n dat sg fem n gen sg fem If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector.
Acts 23 verses
- Acts 5:11 ἐκκλησίαν n acc sg fem Great fear came on the whole assembly, and on all who heard these things.
- Acts 7:38 ἐκκλησίᾳ n dat sg fem This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received living oracles to give to us,
- Acts 8:1 ἐκκλησίαν n acc sg fem Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.
- Acts 8:3 ἐκκλησίαν n acc sg fem But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house, and dragged both men and women off to prison.
- Acts 9:31 ἐκκλησία n nom sg fem So the assemblies throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 11:22 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch,
- Acts 11:26 ἐκκλησίᾳ n dat sg fem When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. It happened, that for a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
- Acts 12:1 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem Now about that time, Herod the king stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
- Acts 12:5 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.
- Acts 13:1 ἐκκλησίαν n acc sg fem Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
- Acts 14:23 ἐκκλησίαν n acc sg fem When they had appointed elders for them in every assembly, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.
- Acts 14:27 ἐκκλησίαν n acc sg fem When they had arrived, and had gathered the assembly together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
- Acts 15:3 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem They, being sent on their way by the assembly, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles. They caused great joy to all the brothers.
- Acts 15:4 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem When they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all things that God had done with them.
- Acts 15:22 ἐκκλησίᾳ n dat sg fem Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole assembly, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brothers.
- Acts 15:41 ἐκκλησίας n acc pl fem He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.
- Acts 16:5 ἐκκλησίαι n nom pl fem So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
- Acts 18:22 ἐκκλησίαν n acc sg fem When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.
- Acts 19:32 ἐκκλησία n nom sg fem Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them didn't know why they had come together.
- Acts 19:39 ἐκκλησίᾳ n dat sg fem But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.
- Acts 19:41 ἐκκλησίαν n acc sg fem When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
- Acts 20:17 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem From Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to himself the elders of the assembly.
- Acts 20:28 ἐκκλησίαν n acc sg fem Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.
Romans 5 verses
- Romans 16:1 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant of the assembly that is at Cenchreae,
- Romans 16:4 ἐκκλησίαι n nom pl fem who for my life, laid down their own necks; to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the assemblies of the Gentiles.
- Romans 16:5 ἐκκλησίαν n acc sg fem Greet the assembly that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first fruits of Achaia to Christ.
- Romans 16:16 ἐκκλησίαι n nom pl fem Greet one another with a holy kiss. The assemblies of Christ greet you.
- Romans 16:23 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem Gaius, my host and host of the whole assembly, greets you. Erastus, the treasurer of the city, greets you, as does Quartus, the brother.
1 Corinthians 21 verses
- 1 Corinthians 1:2 ἐκκλησίᾳ n dat sg fem to the assembly of God which is at Corinth; those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours:
- 1 Corinthians 4:17 ἐκκλησίᾳ n dat sg fem Because of this I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every assembly.
- 1 Corinthians 6:4 ἐκκλησίᾳ n dat sg fem If then, you have to judge things pertaining to this life, do you set them to judge who are of no account in the assembly?
- 1 Corinthians 7:17 ἐκκλησίαις n dat pl fem Only, as the Lord has distributed to each man, as God has called each, so let him walk. So I command in all the assemblies.
- 1 Corinthians 10:32 ἐκκλησίᾳ n dat sg fem Give no occasions for stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the assembly of God;
- 1 Corinthians 11:16 ἐκκλησίαι n nom pl fem But if any man seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither do God's assemblies.
- 1 Corinthians 11:18 ἐκκλησίᾳ n dat sg fem For first of all, when you come together in the assembly, I hear that divisions exist among you, and I partly believe it.
- 1 Corinthians 11:22 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem What, don't you have houses to eat and to drink in? Or do you despise God's assembly, and put them to shame who don't have? What shall I tell you? Shall I praise you? In this I don't praise you.
- 1 Corinthians 12:28 ἐκκλησίᾳ n dat sg fem God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.
- 1 Corinthians 14:4 ἐκκλησίαν n acc sg fem He who speaks in another language edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the assembly.
- 1 Corinthians 14:5 ἐκκλησία n nom sg fem Now I desire to have you all speak with other languages, but rather that you would prophesy. For he is greater who prophesies than he who speaks with other languages, unless he interprets, that the assembly may be built up.
- 1 Corinthians 14:12 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.
- 1 Corinthians 14:19 ἐκκλησίᾳ n dat sg fem However in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.
- 1 Corinthians 14:23 ἐκκλησία n nom sg fem If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won't they say that you are crazy?
- 1 Corinthians 14:28 ἐκκλησίᾳ n dat sg fem But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself, and to God.
- 1 Corinthians 14:33 ἐκκλησίαις n dat pl fem for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the assemblies of the saints,
- 1 Corinthians 14:34 ἐκκλησίαις n dat pl fem let your wives keep silent in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted for them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as the law also says.
- 1 Corinthians 14:35 ἐκκλησίᾳ n dat sg fem If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a woman to chatter in the assembly.
- 1 Corinthians 15:9 ἐκκλησίαν n acc sg fem For I am the least of the apostles, who is not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God.
- 1 Corinthians 16:1 ἐκκλησίαις n dat pl fem Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I commanded the assemblies of Galatia, you do likewise.
- 1 Corinthians 16:19 ἐκκλησίαι ἐκκλησίᾳ n nom pl fem n dat sg fem The assemblies of Asia greet you. Aquila and Priscilla greet you much in the Lord, together with the assembly that is in their house.
2 Corinthians 9 verses
- 2 Corinthians 1:1 ἐκκλησίᾳ n dat sg fem Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:
- 2 Corinthians 8:1 ἐκκλησίαις n dat pl fem Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the assemblies of Macedonia;
- 2 Corinthians 8:18 ἐκκλησιῶν n gen pl fem We have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the Gospel is known through all the assemblies.
- 2 Corinthians 8:19 ἐκκλησιῶν n gen pl fem Not only so, but who was also appointed by the assemblies to travel with us in this grace, which is served by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and to show our readiness.
- 2 Corinthians 8:23 ἐκκλησιῶν n gen pl fem As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker for you. As for our brothers, they are the apostles of the assemblies, the glory of Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 8:24 ἐκκλησιῶν n gen pl fem Therefore show the proof of your love to them in front of the assemblies, and of our boasting on your behalf.
- 2 Corinthians 11:8 ἐκκλησίας n acc pl fem I robbed other assemblies, taking wages from them that I might serve you.
- 2 Corinthians 11:28 ἐκκλησιῶν n gen pl fem Besides those things that are outside, there is that which presses on me daily, anxiety for all the assemblies.
- 2 Corinthians 12:13 ἐκκλησίας n acc pl fem For what is there in which you were made inferior to the rest of the assemblies, unless it is that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong.
Galatians 3 verses
- Galatians 1:2 ἐκκλησίαις n dat pl fem and all the brothers who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:
- Galatians 1:13 ἐκκλησίαν n acc sg fem For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it.
- Galatians 1:22 ἐκκλησίαις n dat pl fem I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea which were in Christ,
Ephesians 9 verses
- Ephesians 1:22 ἐκκλησίᾳ n dat sg fem He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly,
- Ephesians 3:10 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem to the intent that now through the assembly the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places,
- Ephesians 3:21 ἐκκλησίᾳ n dat sg fem to him be the glory in the assembly and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.
- Ephesians 5:23 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.
- Ephesians 5:24 ἐκκλησία n nom sg fem But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.
- Ephesians 5:25 ἐκκλησίαν n acc sg fem Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;
- Ephesians 5:27 ἐκκλησίαν n acc sg fem that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
- Ephesians 5:29 ἐκκλησίαν n acc sg fem For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;
- Ephesians 5:32 ἐκκλησίαν n acc sg fem This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the assembly.
Philippians 2 verses
- Philippians 3:6 ἐκκλησίαν n acc sg fem concerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
- Philippians 4:15 ἐκκλησία n nom sg fem You yourselves also know, you Philippians, that in the beginning of the Gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no assembly shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving but you only.
Colossians 4 verses
- Colossians 1:18 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
- Colossians 1:24 ἐκκλησία n nom sg fem Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the assembly;
- Colossians 4:15 ἐκκλησίαν n acc sg fem Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly that is in his house.
- Colossians 4:16 ἐκκλησίᾳ n dat sg fem When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the assembly of the Laodiceans; and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
1 Thessalonians 2 verses
- 1 Thessalonians 1:1 ἐκκλησίᾳ n dat sg fem Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:14 ἐκκλησιῶν n gen pl fem For you, brothers, became imitators of the assemblies of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus; for you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, even as they did from the Jews;
2 Thessalonians 2 verses
- 2 Thessalonians 1:1 ἐκκλησίᾳ n dat sg fem Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ:
- 2 Thessalonians 1:4 ἐκκλησίαις n dat pl fem so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure.
1 Timothy 3 verses
- 1 Timothy 3:5 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem (but if a man doesn't know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)
- 1 Timothy 3:15 ἐκκλησία n nom sg fem but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
- 1 Timothy 5:16 ἐκκλησία n nom sg fem If any man or woman who believes has widows, let them relieve them, and don't let the assembly be burdened; that it might relieve those who are widows indeed.
Philemon 1 verse
Hebrews 2 verses
- Hebrews 2:12 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem saying, "I will declare your name to my brothers. In the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise."
- Hebrews 12:23 ἐκκλησίᾳ n dat sg fem to the general assembly and assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,
James 1 verse
3 John 3 verses
- 3 John 1:6 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem They have testified about your love before the assembly. You will do well to send them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God,
- 3 John 1:9 ἐκκλησίᾳ n dat sg fem I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn't accept what we say.
- 3 John 1:10 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem Therefore, if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with wicked words. Not content with this, neither does he himself receive the brothers, and those who would, he forbids and throws out of the assembly.
Revelation 19 verses
- Revelation 1:4 ἐκκλησίαις n dat pl fem John, to the seven assemblies that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from God, who is and who was and who is to come; and from the seven Spirits who are before his throne;
- Revelation 1:11 ἐκκλησίαις n dat pl fem saying, "What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to Laodicea."
- Revelation 1:20 ἐκκλησιῶν ἐκκλησίαι n gen pl fem n nom pl fem the mystery of the seven stars which you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven assemblies. The seven lampstands are seven assemblies.
- Revelation 2:1 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: "He who holds the seven stars in his right hand, he who walks among the seven golden lampstands says these things:
- Revelation 2:7 ἐκκλησίαις n dat pl fem He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of my God.
- Revelation 2:8 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem "To the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: "The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life says these things:
- Revelation 2:11 ἐκκλησίαις n dat pl fem He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. He who overcomes won't be harmed by the second death.
- Revelation 2:12 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem "To the angel of the assembly in Pergamum write: "He who has the sharp two-edged sword says these things:
- Revelation 2:17 ἐκκλησίαις n dat pl fem He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes, to him I will give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knows but he who receives it.
- Revelation 2:18 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem "To the angel of the assembly in Thyatira write: "The Son of God, who has his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like burnished brass, says these things:
- Revelation 2:23 ἐκκλησίαι n nom pl fem I will kill her children with Death, and all the assemblies will know that I am he who searches the minds and hearts. I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.
- Revelation 2:29 ἐκκλησίαις n dat pl fem He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
- Revelation 3:1 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem "And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: He who has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars says these things: "I know your works, that you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.
- Revelation 3:6 ἐκκλησίαις n dat pl fem He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
- Revelation 3:7 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem "To the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: "He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no one can shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says these things:
- Revelation 3:13 ἐκκλησίαις n dat pl fem He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies.
- Revelation 3:14 ἐκκλησίας n gen sg fem "To the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: "The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Head of God's creation, says these things:
- Revelation 3:22 ἐκκλησίαις n dat pl fem He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies."
- Revelation 22:16 ἐκκλησίαις n dat pl fem I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify these things to you for the assemblies. I am the root and the offspring of David; the Bright and Morning Star."
About this entry
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εκκλησια (ekklēsía) is a Greek noun most often rendered “assembly.” It first appears in Matthew 16:18. Spanning 111 verses in 17 books, it ranks among the common words of the Greek New Testament. Related forms include εκ, εκβαλλω and εκβασις. The sections below give every sense, occurrence, and version rendering.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's G1577 catalogs a Greek word from the Greek New Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Greek New Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 111
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 111 distinct verses.
- 17 / 27
- NT books
- The word appears in 17 of 27 New Testament books.
- #145
- by frequency
- Top 250 most frequent Greek words (rank 145 of 5,347 Greek words by occurrence).
View all 111 occurrences in the concordance →
Most concentrated in
- Acts 23 verses 21%
- 1 Corinthians 21 verses 19%
- Revelation 19 verses 17%
By section of the New Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Some books belong to more than one corpus (Luke is in both the Gospels and the Lukan corpus, and so on), so these shares overlap and need not total 100%. Each figure is a share of the word’s 111 distinct verses.
- Pauline corpus 61 verses · 55%
- Lukan (Luke–Acts) 23 verses · 21%
- Johannine 22 verses · 20%
- Revelation 19 verses · 17%
- General (Catholic) Epistles 4 verses · 4%
- Gospels 2 verses · 2%
- Hebrews 2 verses · 2%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Church 74×, Churches 36×, Assembly 3×
- American Standard Version: Church 73×, Churches 34×, Assembly 3×
- Berean Standard Bible: Church 72×, Churches 35×, Assembly 5×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Church 74×, Churches 35×, Assembly 5×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders G1577 across 115 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 2 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders G1577 across 118 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 6 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders G1577 across 114 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 2 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders G1577 across 119 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Senses in Thayer's
The 1 sense Thayer's distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency or importance). The full entry — with sub-senses — is in the Lexicon Entry tab.
- a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly
Word origin
Derived from εκ (ek) (G1537) — from.
From a compound of G1537 and a derivative of G2564 ; a calling out that is (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.
— Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (1890), public domain.
Forms in the corpus
The 7 distinct written forms G1577 takes in the Greek New Testament, most frequent first — each parse links to that case’s occurrences in the concordance.
| Form | Parsing | Example | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐκκλησίας ekklēsías | Noun, Genitive, Singular, Feminine | Matthew 18:17 | 29 |
| ἐκκλησίᾳ ekklēsía | Noun, Dative, Singular, Feminine | Matthew 18:17 | 24 |
| ἐκκλησίαν ekklēsían | Noun, Accusative, Singular, Feminine | Matthew 16:18 | 20 |
| ἐκκλησίαις ekklēsíais | Noun, Dative, Plural, Feminine | 1 Corinthians 7:17 | 18 |
| ἐκκλησία ekklēsía | Noun, Nominative, Singular, Feminine | Acts 9:31 | 9 |
| ἐκκλησίαι ekklēsíai | Noun, Nominative, Plural, Feminine | Acts 16:5 | 7 |
| ἐκκλησιῶν ekklēsiō̂n | Noun, Genitive, Plural, Feminine | 2 Corinthians 8:18 | 7 |
Same root — word family
Other Thayer's entries built from the same root as G1577, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derives from
Shares the same root
- εκβαλλω ekbállō G1544 to cast out
- εκβασις ékbasis G1545 exit
- εκγαμιζω ekgamízō G1547 to give in marriage
- εκγαμισκω ekgamískō G1548 to give in marriage
- εκγονον ékgonon G1549 offspring
- εκδαπαναω ekdapanáō G1550 to spend
- εκδεχομαι ekdéchomai G1551 to receive
- εκδηλος ékdēlos G1552 evident
- εκδημεω ekdēméō G1553 to depart
- εκδιδωμι ekdídōmi G1554 to give out
- εκδιηγεομαι ekdiēgéomai G1555 to relate
- εκδικος ékdikos G1558 without justice
- εκδιωκω ekdiṓkō G1559 to banish
- εκδοτος ékdotos G1560 delivered up
- εκδυω ekdýō G1562 to put off
- εκζητεω ekzētéō G1567 to seek out
- εκθαμβος ékthambos G1569 astonished
- εκθετος ékthetos G1570 exposed
- εκκαθαιρω ekkathaírō G1571 to cleanse
- εκκαιω ekkaíō G1572 to burn
- εκκακεω ekkakéō G1573 to be exhausted
- εκκεντεω ekkentéō G1574 to pierce
- εκκλαω ekkláō G1575 to cut off
- εκκλειω ekkleíō G1576 to shut out
+88 more words share this root (not shown).
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Septuagint usage
The same Greek word εκκλησια appears 76 times in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), across 72 verses in 14 books.
- 76
- LXX occurrences
- Tagged occurrences of this Greek word in the Septuagint.
- 72
- verses
- Distinct Septuagint verses containing this word.
- 14 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 14 of the 39 Old Testament books.
Sample Septuagint occurrences
- Deuteronomy 4:10 ἐκκλησία
- Joshua 9:2 ἐκκλησία
- Judges 20:2 ἐκκλησία
- 1 Samuel 17:27 ἐκκλησία
- 1 Kings 8:14 ἐκκλησία
- 1 Chronicles 13:2 ἐκκλησία
- 2 Chronicles 1:3 ἐκκλησία
- Ezra 2:64 ἐκκλησία
- Job 30:28 ἐκκλησία
- Psalms 21:23 ἐκκλησία
- Proverbs 5:14 ἐκκλησία
- Lamentations 1:10 ἐκκλησία
Septuagint occurrences (same lexeme)
Every verse where the same Strong’s number (G1577) appears in the Greek Septuagint — showing the first 50 of 72. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context; the Greek form is the matched word — the English is not keyword-highlighted.
- Deuteronomy 4:10 ἐκκλησία the day that you stood before Yahweh your God in Horeb, when Yahweh said to me, Assemble me the people, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children.
- Deuteronomy 9:10 ἐκκλησία Yahweh delivered to me the two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them [was written] according to all the words, which Yahweh spoke with you on the mountain out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly.
- Deuteronomy 18:16 ἐκκλησία according to all that you desired of Yahweh your God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of Yahweh my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I not die.
- Deuteronomy 23:2 ἐκκλησία A bastard shall not enter into the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation shall none of his enter into the assembly of Yahweh.
- Deuteronomy 23:3 ἐκκλησία An Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter into the assembly of Yahweh; even to the tenth generation shall none belonging to them enter into the assembly of Yahweh forever:
- Deuteronomy 23:4 ἐκκλησία because they didn't meet you with bread and with water in the way, when you came forth out of Egypt, and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you.
- Deuteronomy 23:9 ἐκκλησία When you go forth in camp against your enemies, then you shall keep you from every evil thing.
- Deuteronomy 31:30 ἐκκλησία Moses spoke in the ears of all the assembly of Israel the words of this song, until they were finished.
- Joshua 9:2 ἐκκλησία that they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.
- Judges 20:2 ἐκκλησία The chiefs of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen who drew sword.
- Judges 21:5 ἐκκλησία The children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel who didn't come up in the assembly to Yahweh? For they had made a great oath concerning him who didn't come up to Yahweh to Mizpah, saying, He shall surely be put to death.
- Judges 21:8 ἐκκλησία They said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel who didn't come up to Yahweh to Mizpah? Behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh Gilead to the assembly.
- 1 Samuel 17:27 ἐκκλησία The people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man who kills him.
- 1 Samuel 19:20 ἐκκλησία Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came on the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.
- 1 Kings 8:14 ἐκκλησία The king turned his face about, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood.
- 1 Kings 8:22 ἐκκλησία Solomon stood before the altar of Yahweh in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven;
- 1 Kings 8:55 ἐκκλησία He stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
- 1 Kings 8:65 ἐκκλησία So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before Yahweh our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
- 1 Chronicles 13:2 ἐκκλησία David said to all the assembly of Israel, If it seem good to you, and if it be of Yahweh our God, let us send abroad everywhere to our brothers who are left in all the land of Israel, with whom the priests and Levites are in their cities that have suburbs, that they may gather themselves to us;
- 1 Chronicles 13:4 ἐκκλησία All the assembly said that they would do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
- 1 Chronicles 28:2 ἐκκλησία Then David the king stood up on his feet, and said, Hear me, my brothers, and my people: as for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, and for the footstool of our God; and I had made ready for the building.
- 1 Chronicles 28:8 ἐκκλησία Now therefore, in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of Yahweh, and in the audience of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of Yahweh your God; that you may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you forever.
- 1 Chronicles 29:1 ἐκκλησία David the king said to all the assembly, Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; for the palace is not for man, but for Yahweh God.
- 1 Chronicles 29:10 ἐκκλησία Therefore David blessed Yahweh before all the assembly; and David said, You are blessed, Yahweh, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
- 1 Chronicles 29:20 ἐκκλησία David said to all the assembly, Now bless Yahweh your God. All the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshiped Yahweh, and the king.
- 2 Chronicles 1:3 ἐκκλησία So Solomon, and all the assembly with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the tent of meeting of God, which Moses the servant of Yahweh had made in the wilderness.
- 2 Chronicles 1:5 ἐκκλησία Moreover the brazen altar, that Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, was there before the tent of Yahweh: and Solomon and the assembly sought to it.
- 2 Chronicles 6:3 ἐκκλησία The king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood.
- 2 Chronicles 6:12 ἐκκλησία He stood before the altar of Yahweh in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands
- 2 Chronicles 6:13 ἐκκλησία (for Solomon had made a brazen scaffold, five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court; and on it he stood, and kneeled down on his knees before all the assembly of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven;)
- 2 Chronicles 7:8 ἐκκλησία So Solomon held the feast at that time seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt.
- 2 Chronicles 10:3 ἐκκλησία They sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came, and they spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
- 2 Chronicles 20:5 ἐκκλησία Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of Yahweh, before the new court;
- 2 Chronicles 20:14 ἐκκλησία Then on Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, the Levite, of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of Yahweh in the midst of the assembly;
- 2 Chronicles 23:3 ἐκκλησία All the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. He said to them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as Yahweh has spoken concerning the sons of David.
- 2 Chronicles 28:14 ἐκκλησία So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the assembly.
- 2 Chronicles 29:23 ἐκκλησία They brought near the male goats for the sin-offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands on them:
- 2 Chronicles 29:28 ἐκκλησία All the assembly worshiped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this [continued] until the burnt offering was finished.
- 2 Chronicles 29:31 ἐκκλησία Then Hezekiah answered, Now you have consecrated yourselves to Yahweh; come near and bring sacrifices and thank-offerings into the house of Yahweh. The assembly brought in sacrifices and thank-offerings; and as many as were of a willing heart [brought] burnt offerings.
- 2 Chronicles 29:32 ἐκκλησία The number of the burnt offerings which the assembly brought was seventy bulls, one hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to Yahweh.
- 2 Chronicles 30:2 ἐκκλησία For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the assembly in Jerusalem, to keep the Passover in the second month.
- 2 Chronicles 30:4 ἐκκλησία The thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the assembly.
- 2 Chronicles 30:13 ἐκκλησία There assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great assembly.
- 2 Chronicles 30:17 ἐκκλησία For there were many in the assembly who had not sanctified themselves: therefore the Levites had the charge of killing the Passovers for everyone who was not clean, to sanctify them to Yahweh.
- 2 Chronicles 30:23 ἐκκλησία The whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days; and they kept [other] seven days with gladness.
- 2 Chronicles 30:24 ἐκκλησία For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the assembly for offerings one thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the assembly a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves.
- 2 Chronicles 30:25 ἐκκλησία All the assembly of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the assembly who came out of Israel, and the foreigners who came out of the land of Israel, and who lived in Judah, rejoiced.
- Ezra 2:64 ἐκκλησία The whole assembly together was forty-two thousand three hundred sixty,
- Ezra 10:1 ἐκκλησία Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there was gathered together to him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children; for the people wept very sore.
- Ezra 10:8 ἐκκλησία and that whoever didn't come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the assembly of the captivity.
These are occurrences of the same Greek lexeme (G1577) in the Septuagint — not a translation of any one Hebrew word. The store carries no word-level Hebrew↔Greek alignment, so no Hebrew original is asserted here. Counts come from the recovered LXX Strong's tagging — high-frequency vocabulary is well covered, while rare or late forms may be untagged — so they reflect tagged occurrences and may slightly undercount.
