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To: Arthur McGowan
>>Hint: “Ekklesia” means “church” and “church” means “ekklesia.”<<

Greek - ἐκκλησία - ekklésia - 1577 ekklēsía(from 1537 /ek, "out from and to" and 2564 /kaléō, "to call") – properly, people called out from the world and to God

The corruption of the Catholic Concept of the word "church" has nothing to do with the original meaning. The word "church" comes from the Greek κυριακός - kuriakos which means "belonging to the Lord". It's not used for the ekklesia of Christ ever.

The concept of the Catholic "church" is more like the Nicolaitans which God hates.

308 posted on 03/02/2015 10:01:27 AM PST by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
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To: CynicalBear; Arthur McGowan

Merriam Webster: Definition of ECCLESIA

1
: a political assembly of citizens of ancient Greek states; especially : the periodic meeting of the Athenian citizens for conducting public business and for considering affairs proposed by the council
2
: church 4d, 4e

Our word “Church” is from “Kyriakos” in Greek. Ekklesia/Ecclesia, however, is translated as Church by Protestants 115 out of 118 times it appears in the King James Version.


323 posted on 03/02/2015 10:10:34 AM PST by vladimir998 (Government schools: their failures yesterday are FreeRepublic's anti-Catholic posters today.)
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