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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (“assembly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.kliˈsi.a/
- Hyphenation: εκ‧κλη‧σί‧α
Noun
εκκλησία • (ekklisía) f (plural εκκλησίες)
- church (religious organisation)
- Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία ― Orthódoxi Ekklisía ― the Orthodox Church
- church (everyone, living and dead, in a Christian denomination)
- church, ecclesia (the hierarchy)
Declension
Declension of εκκλησία
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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εκκλησία (ekklisía)
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εκκλησίες (ekklisíes)
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| genitive
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εκκλησίας (ekklisías)
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εκκλησιών (ekklisión)
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| accusative
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εκκλησία (ekklisía)
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εκκλησίες (ekklisíes)
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| vocative
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εκκλησία (ekklisía)
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εκκλησίες (ekklisíes)
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See also
- ναός m (naós, “church building”)