εκκλησία (ekklisía)
English: church
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About εκκλησία
As a noun, εκκλησία is of the feminine gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.
Pronunciation
IPA: e.kliˈsi.a
Hyphenation: εκ‧κλη‧σί‧α
Definitions & Examples
- noun:church (religious organisation)Examples:
- Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία (Orthódoxi Ekklisía) — the Orthodox Church
- noun:church (everyone, living and dead, in a Christian denomination)
- noun:church, ecclesia (the hierarchy)
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | εκκλησία | εκκλησίες |
| genitive | εκκλησίας | εκκλησιών |
| accusative | εκκλησία | εκκλησίες |
| vocative | εκκλησία | εκκλησίες |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how εκκλησία appears in different grammatical contexts.