Matthew 16:18:17Matt.16.18.W17PAT
ἐκκλησίαν,
ekklêsian
“church”
- Transliteration
- ek-klê-SI-an
- Extended
- ehk-klê-SI-ahn
- IPA
- /ek.klɛːˈsi.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- church
- French
- église
- Spanish
- iglesia
- Portuguese
- igreja
- German
- Kirche
- Russian
- церковь
- Arabic-Simplified
- كنيسة
- Hindi
- कलीसिया
- Chinese-Simplified
- 教会
- Korean
- 교회
- Indonesian
- gereja
- Bengali
- গির্জা
- Tagalog
- iglesia
- Swahili
- kanisa
- Amharic
- ቤተክርስቲያን
- Yoruba
- ijọ
- Igbo
- ụka
- Twi
- asɔre
- Ewe
- eklezia
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-klê-SI-an
- phraseyour reading level
KAI e-PI TAU-têi TÊI PE-tra oi-ko-do-MÊ-sô mou TÊN ek-klê-SI-an
- sentence
ka-GÔ DE soi LE-go HO-ti SY EI PE-tros KAI e-PI TAU-têi TÊI PE-tra oi-ko-do-MÊ-sô mou TÊN ek-klê-SI-an KAI PY-lai HÁi-dou ou ka-tis-KHY-sou-sin au-TÊS
In context — Matthew 16:18
and I also to you say that you are Peter and on this the rock I will build my the church and gates of Hades not will prevail against it
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:18:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Matthew 16:18, 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 Matt.16.18.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.18.W17.S1) and character.