Romans 16:23:10Rom.16.23.W10TAB
ἐκκλησίας
ekklêsias
“church”
- Transliteration
- ek-klê-SI-as
- Extended
- ehk-klê-SEE-ahs
- IPA
- /ek.klɛːˈsi.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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Word in context
- word
ek-klê-SI-as
- sentence
a-spa-ZE-tai hy-MAS GA-i-os ho KSE-nos mou KAI HO-lês tês ek-klê-SI-as a-spa-ZE-tai hy-MAS E-ras-tos ho oi-ko-NO-mos tês PO-le-ōs KAI KOU-ar-tos ho a-del-PHOS
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} then links an additional genitive phrase, holēs tēs ekklēsias {ὅλης τῆς ἐκκλησίας | hólēs tēs ekklēsías}, which expands his role as host to “the whole church,” with holēs modifying ekklēsias to stress the inclusiveness of his hospitality.
Root and etymology
kaleokappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call, summon”
In context — Romans 16:23
Gaius, my host , and host to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city steward , and Quartus, the brother, also greet you.
About this coordinate
Romans 16:23:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Romans 16:23, so the Greek word ἐκκλησίας (ekklêsias) 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 Rom.16.23.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.23.W10.S1) and character.