Acts 15:3:7Acts.15.3.W7TAB
ἐκκλησίας
ekklayseeas
“church”
- Transliteration
- ek-klay-SEE-as
- Extended
- ehk-klay-SEE-ahs
- IPA
- /ek.kleːˈsi.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- church
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-klay-SEE-as
- sentence
hoi MEN OUN pro-pem-PHEN-tes hy-PO tês ek-klay-SEE-as di-AYR-khon-to tên te phoi-NEE-kên KAI sa-MA-rei-an ek-di-ay-gou-ME-noi tên e-pi-stro-PHÊN tôn eth-NÔN KAI e-POI-oun kha-RAN me-GA-lên PA-si tois a-del-PHOIS
Exegesis
The genitive with hypo in hypo tēs ekklēsias {ὑπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας | hypó tês ekklēsías} ‘by the assembly’ highlights corporate agency.
Root and etymology
Rootkappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call, summon”
In context — Acts 15:3
Thus, after the assembly commissioned them, they moved through Phoenicia and Samaria, offering a thorough account of the conversion of the Gentiles, and they brought abundant joy to all the brothers.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 15:3, so the Greek word ἐκκλησίας (ekklayseeas) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.15.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.3.W7.S1) and character.