Pronounced: ek-klay-see'-ah

From a compound of ek [1537] and a derivative of kaleo [2564]; a calling out, that is, (concretely) a popular or civic meeting.

Occurs 114 times in 111 verses.

Entries following the reference are those used in the New Testament - Greek/English/Strong’s Interlinear.

1. Mt. 16:18 – ekklesia
   
2. Mt. 18:17 – ekklesia (2x)
   
3. Acts 5:11 – ekklesia
   
4. Acts 7:38 – ekklesia
   
5. Acts 8:1 – ekklesia
   
6. Acts 8:3 – ekklesia
   
7. Acts 11:22 – ekklesia
   
8. Acts 20:17 – ekklesia
   
9. Acts 20:28 – ekklesia
   
10. 1 Cor. 1:2 – ekklesia
    
11. 1 Cor. 6:4 – ekklesia
    
12. 1 Cor. 7:17 – ekklesias
    
13. 1 Cor. 10:32 – ekklesia
    
14. 1 Cor. 11:16 – ekklesias
    
15. 1 Cor. 11:18 – ekklesia
    
16. 1 Cor. 14:4 – an ekklesia
    
17. 1 Cor. 14:33 – ekklesias
    
18. 2 Cor. 8:1 – ekklesias
    
19. 2 Cor. 8:18 – ekklesias
    
20. Eph. 1:22 – ekklesia
    
21. Eph. 3:10 – ekklesia
    
22. Eph. 3:21 – ekklesia
    
23. Eph. 5:23 – ekklesia
    
24. Eph. 5:24 – ekklesia
    
25. Eph. 5:25 – ekklesia
    
26. Eph. 5:27 – ekklesia
    
27. Eph. 5:29 – ekklesia
    
28. Eph. 5:32 – ekklesia
    
29. Phlp. 3:6 – ekklesia
    
30. Col. 1:18 – ekklesia
    
31. Col. 1:24 – ekklesia
    
32. Col. 4:15 – ekklesia
    
33. Col. 4:16 – ekklesia
    
34. 1 Tim. 3:5 – an ekklesia
    
35. 1 Tim. 5:16 – ekklesia
    
36. Phlm. 2 – ekklesia
    
37. Jas. 5:14 – ekklesia
    
38. 3 Jn. 6 – [the] ekklesia
    
39. 3 Jn. 9 – ekklesia
    
40. Rev. 1:11 – ekklesias

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6. Acts 14:23 – @
   
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12. Acts 16:5 – @
    
13. Acts 18:22 – @
    
14. Acts 19:32 – @
    
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17. Rom. 16:1 – @
    
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19. Rom. 16:5 – @
    
20. Rom. 16:16 – @
    
21. Rom. 16:23 – @
    
22. 1 Cor. 4:17 – @
    
23. 1 Cor. 11:22 – @
    
24. 1 Cor. 12:28 – @
    
25. 1 Cor. 14:5 – @
    
26. 1 Cor. 14:12 – @
    
27. 1 Cor. 14:19 – @
    
28. 1 Cor. 14:23 – @
    
29. 1 Cor. 14:28 – @
    
30. 1 Cor. 14:34 – @
    
31. 1 Cor. 14:35 – @
    
32. 1 Cor. 15:9 – @
    
33. 1 Cor. 16:1 – @
    
34. 1 Cor. 16:19 – @
    
35. 1 Cor. 16:19 – @
    
36. 2 Cor. 1:1 – @
    
37. 2 Cor. 8:19 – @
    
38. 2 Cor. 8:23 – @
    
39. 2 Cor. 8:24 – @
    
40. 2 Cor. 11:8 – @
    
41. 2 Cor. 11:28 – @
    
42. 2 Cor. 12:13 – @
    
43. Gal. 1:2 – @
    
44. Gal. 1:13 – @
    
45. Gal. 1:22 – @
    
46. Phlp. 4:15 – @
    
47. 1 Ths. 1:1 – @
    
48. 1 Ths. 2:14 – @
    
49. 2 Ths. 1:1 – @
    
50. 2 Ths. 1:4 – @
    
51. 1 Tim. 3:15 – @
    
52. Heb. 2:12 – @
    
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62. Rev. 2:12 – @
    
63. Rev. 2:17 – @
    
64. Rev. 2:18 – @
    
65. Rev. 2:23 – @
    
66. Rev. 2:29 – @
    
67. Rev. 3:1 – @
    
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