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Using Lexicons: A Word Study of "Church"


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The word “ecclesia” has been said a few times on the podcast without any definition. We fix that in this episode. Matt Colby rejoins the podcast to talk about one of his favorite Bible study tools, the lexicon. As a practical example, we look up the word “church” in different lexicons to see what sort of definitions they provide. The Greek word for church is “ecclesia” and we delve into the significance of this word and why we prefer to say “ecclesia” instead of “church”.

Scripture mentions:

  • 1 Corinthians 11:18
  • Romans 16:5,23
  • 1 Corinthians 1:1-2 (key verse)
  • Lexicon resources mentioned:

    Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/078526020X

    Louw & Nida

    Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/1683072219

    BDAG (Bauer, Danker, Arndt, Gingrich)

    A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd Edition
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/0226039331

    The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (English, Hebrew, Aramaic and Aramaic Edition)

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/9004100768

    New Testament Words

    by William Barclay (Author)
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/066424761X

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