Where does the Bible mention the Greek word Katholikos?

[White_Peony]

Kind of self-explanitory.

 

[edward_george]

It doesn’t mention the word “Katholikos.” It does, however, use the phrase, in the book of Acts, “ekklesia kath holos,” which is translated “the Church throughout all,” and from this we derive the word “katholos.”

Ἡ μὲν οὖν*** ἐκκλησία καθ’ ὅλης*** τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ Γαλιλαίας καὶ Σαμαρείας εἶχεν εἰρήνην, οἰκοδομουμένη καὶ πορευομένη τῷ φόβῳ τοῦ κυρίου, καὶ τῇ παρακλήσει τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος ἐπληθύνετο.

(Acts 9, 31)

-ACEGC

 

[po18guy]

As I understand it, the term is first recorded as being used by St. Ignatius of Antioch in the year 107 or thereabouts in regard to the whole Church.

 

[Todd_Easton]

The prepositional phrase “throughout all” (kath oles) appears in Luke 4:14; Luke 23:5; Acts 9:31; Acts 9:42; Acts 10:37.

 

[jcrichton]

Kind of self-explanitory.

…well it’s when Jesus changed the course of the Apostles’ Mission:

19 Go, therefore, make disciples of all nations; baptise them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teach them to observe all the commands I gave you. And look, I am with you always; yes, to the end of time.’ (St. Matthew 28:19-20)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholicos
The word is a transliteration of the ancient Greek καθολικός, pl. καθολικοί, derived from καθ’ ὅλου (kath’olou, “generally”) from κατά (kata, “down”) and ὅλος (holos, “whole”), meaning “concerning the whole, universal, general”;

…before the change in their Commission, Jesus had previously Commanded that they remain within Israel:

22 And suddenly out came a Canaanite woman from that district and started shouting, ‘Lord, Son of David, take pity on me. My daughter is tormented by a devil.’ 23 But he said not a word in answer to her. And his disciples went and pleaded with him, saying, ‘Give her what she wants, because she keeps shouting after us.’ 24 He said in reply, ‘I was sent only to the lost sheep of the House of Israel.’ (St. Matthew 15:22-24)

1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them out ahead of him in pairs, to all the towns and places he himself would be visiting. 2 And he said to them, 'The harvest is rich but the labourers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send labourers to do his harvesting. (St. Luke 10:1-2)

…once the Scriptures are fulfilled (St. John 1:11), Jesus is able to expand His Community into the Katholikos arena (St. John 1:12-13).

Maran atha!

Angel