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Name of God’s Son

ἘΚΚΛΗΣΙΑΙΣ, ἐκκλησιαις

EKKLĒSIAIS, ekklēsiais

Sounds Like: ek-klee-SEE-aiss

Translations: to the church, to the assembly, to the congregation, in the churches, in the assemblies, in the congregations

From the root: ΕΚΚΛΗΣΙΑ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a gathering of people, an assembly, or a congregation. In a religious context, it often refers to the church, either a local congregation or the universal body of believers. It is used here in the dative plural, indicating the place where or to whom an action is directed.

Inflection: Plural, Dative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G1577 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Ignatius of Antioch
  • Ignatius’ Letter to the Romans — 4:1
  • Ignatius’ Letter to Polycarp — 8:1
Josephus' The Jewish War
  • Book Four — 3:39
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

From the same root

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