Acts 20:28:18Acts.20.28.W18TAB
ἐκκλησίαν
ekklêsian
“church”
- Transliteration
- ek-klê-SI-an
- Extended
- ehk-kleh-SEE-ahn
- IPA
- /ek.kleːˈsi.an/
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 | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ek-klê-SI-an
- sentence
pro-SE-khe-te he-au-TOIS kai pan-TEE tôi poim-NI-ôi en hôi hy-MAS to PNEU-ma to HA-gi-on E-the-to e-pi-SKO-pous poi-ma-NEIN tên ek-klê-SI-an tou the-OU hên pe-ri-e-poi-Ê-sa-to di-A tou HAI-ma-tos tou i-DI-ou
Exegesis
The phrase tēn ekklēsian tou theou {τῆν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ θεοῦ | tḕn ek-klē-sí-an toû the-oû} ‘the church of God’ employs a genitive of possession.
Root and etymology
kaleōkappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call out”
In context — Acts 20:28
Be vigilant toward yourselves and toward the entire flock in which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers to shepherd the church of God , which He obtained with His own blood.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:28:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 20:28, so the Greek word ἐκκλησίαν (ekklêsian) 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.20.28.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.28.W18.S1) and character.