Hi, I'm trying to find out if our english word "church" is origin and whether that is the better word to describe Christians?
- Michael may I ask, from what specific resource did you get the following information please? Thank you. "The English word "church" was derived from kyriakos meaning "belonging to the Lord" and historically, it is used of buildings rather than people".
- I was told that many years ago when I used to study in Israel along with some Bible translators, especially about "church" not being a translation of ekklesia and it would come up in discussions every so often. You can look up the etymology of the english word "church" here: https://www.etymonline.com/word/church#etymonline_v_11358
- Thank you Michael! I'll check it out.