G1577Greekἐkklēsías
ἐκκλησίας
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)
114
Total Occurrences
17
Books
0
Old Testament
114
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1a gathering of citizens called out from their homes into some public place, an assembly
- 2an assembly of the people convened at the public place of the council for the purpose of deliberating
- 3the assembly of the israelites
- 4any gathering or throng of men assembled by chance, tumultuously
- 5in a christian sense
Etymology & Derivation
from a compound of g1537 and a derivative of g2564