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Structure & Church Strong: G1577

Ekklesia (Citizens' Assembly)

EN — Transliteration: Ekklēsía

Today almost universally translated as 'Church'. However, its original meaning has absolutely nothing clerical, sacred, or architectural about it. It is a secular word for a democratic assembly of peers.

📖 Réf. : Mt 16:18 | Mt 18:17 | Acts 19:32 | Acts 19:39 | 1 Cor 14:19 | Eph 1:22 | Heb 12:23

Ekklesia (ἐκκλησία) was sacralized to justify clerical power. However, in antiquity, it was a purely secular term designating the assembly of equal citizens in a democratic city.

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