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διὰ τῆς ἐκκλησίας

Through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional) · assembly

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διά G1223 through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
Pronunciation diá
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ἐκκλησία G1577 assembly
Pronunciation ekklēsía
Called-out assembly of Christians, both local congregations and the universal body of Christ.
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What does διὰ τῆς ἐκκλησίας (dia tēs ekklēsias) mean in the Bible?

διά · ἐκκλησία is a Greek word meaning "through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)".

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Meaning

through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Matt 1:22 · Matt 2:5 · Matt 2:12 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 2:17 · Matt 2:23 · Matt 3:3 · Matt 4:4 · Matt 4:14 · Matt 6:25 · Matt 7:13 · Matt 8:17 · Matt 8:28 · Matt 9:11 · Matt 9:14 · Matt 10:22 666×
666 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 8 — Knowledge, Love, and the Weak Brother in a World of Idols Acts 12 — The Lord Delivers His Servant and Judges Proud Opposition Acts 18 — The Lord Strengthens the Mission in Corinth and Beyond Acts 19 — The Word of the Lord Grows Mightily in Ephesus Acts 20 — Paul’s Farewell Charge to Shepherd the Church of God Acts 5 — Holy Fear, Bold Witness, and Joyful Suffering Colossians 1 — The Supremacy of Christ and the Gospel of Reconciliation Colossians 4 — Prayer, Wise Witness, Faithful Service, and Gospel Fellowship Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Romans 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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