εκκλησία

See also: ἐκκλησία

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (“assembly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.kliˈsi.a/
• Hyphenation: εκ‧κλη‧σί‧α

Noun

εκκλησία • (ekklisía) f (plural εκκλησίες)

1. church (religious organisation)

   Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία (the Orthodox Church)

2. church (everyone, living and dead, in a Christian denomination)
3. church, ecclesia (the hierarchy)

Declension

Declension of εκκλησία

	singular	plural
nominative	εκκλησία •	εκκλησίες •
genitive	εκκλησίας •	εκκλησιών •
accusative	εκκλησία •	εκκλησίες •
vocative	εκκλησία •	εκκλησίες •

Related terms

• εκκλησιάζομαι (ekklisiázomai, “I go to church”)
• εκκλησίασμα n (ekklisíasma, “congregation”)

See also

• ναός m (naós, “church building”)