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Greek

4983. soma -- a body
... Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: soma Phonetic Spelling: (so'-mah)
Short Definition: body, flesh Definition: body, flesh; the body of the Church. ...
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4244. presbuterion -- a body of elders
... a body of elders. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: presbuterion ... an assembly
of elders, the Sanhedrin, officers of the church assembly, presbytery. ...
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4954. sussomos -- of the same body
... soos'-so-mos) Short Definition: belonging to the same body Definition: belonging
to the same body; fig: of Jews and Gentiles belonging to the same Church. ...
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1577. ekklesia -- an assembly, a (religious) congregation
... see'-ah) Short Definition: an assembly, congregation, church Definition: an assembly,
congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers. ...
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1985. episkopos -- a superintendent, an overseer
... intently," like at an end-marker concluding a race) -- properly, an ; a man called
by God to literally "keep an eye " His flock (the Church, the body of Christ ...
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Topical Bible Verses

Ephesians 5:23
For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the savior of the body.
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1 Corinthians 12:13
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
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Colossians 1:18
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
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1 Timothy 3:15
But if I tarry long, that you may know how you ought to behave yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
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Library

Description of the Walls, Roof, Decoration, and Gilding of the ...
... Book III. Chapter XXXVI."Description of the Walls, Roof, Decoration, and
Gilding of the Body of the Church. For at the side opposite ...
/.../pamphilius/the life of constantine/chapter xxxvi description of the walls.htm

Symbolism of the Church Building
... The church is divided into two main portions"the body of the church and
the chancel. This represents the whole Catholic Church ...
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The Living Church is the Body of Christ.
... The Homily. Chap. xiv."the living church is the body of christ. Wherefore,
[3945] brethren, if we do the will of God our father ...
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For the Church is his Body, as the Apostle's Teaching Shows Us...
... BOOK I. Chapter 15. For the Church is His body, as the apostle's teaching
shows us� 15. For the Church is His body, as the apostle's ...
/.../augustine/on christian doctrine in four books/chapter 15 for the church.htm

Of the Perfect Man, that Is, Christ; and of his Body, that Is, the ...
... But new additions are daily being made to this body while the Church is being built
up, to which it is said, "Ye are the body of Christ and His members;" [1641 ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 18 of the perfect man.htm

Thanks to God for Your Faith.
... standard [979] for all ages, through His resurrection, to all His holy and faithful
[followers], whether among Jews or Gentiles, in the one body of His Church. ...
/.../the epistle of ignatius to the smyrnaeans/chapter i thanks to god for.htm

The Body of John Chrysostom Transferred to Constantinople, and ...
... Chapter XLV."The Body of John Chrysostom transferred to Constantinople, and placed
in the Church of the Apostles by the Emperor at the Instigation of Proclus ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of scholasticus/chapter xlv the body of john.htm

I Believe in the Holy Ghost; the Holy Christian Church, the ...
... by the following parts, namely, by the communion of saints or the Christian Church,
the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life ...
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And what Members of the Holy Body, which is the Church...
... Section 40. And what members of the holy body, which is the Church� 40.
And what members of the holy body, which is the Church ...
/.../augustine/of holy virginity /section 40 and what members.htm

The Significance of Abel, Seth, and Enos to Christ and his Body ...
... Book XV. Chapter 18."The Significance of Abel, Seth, and Enos to Christ
and His Body the Church. "And to Seth," it is said, "there ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 18 the significance of abel.htm