Tyndale got it...
18 And I saye also vnto the yt thou arte Peter: and apon this rocke I wyll bylde my congregacion. And the gates of hell shall not prevayle ageynst it.
He always uses "congregation" instead of "church" for ekklesia. Since the single biggest feature of a "congregation" is that they "congregate," he tried w/ limited success to eradicate the "catholic/universal" notion.
Unfortunately the High and Mighty Prince James, was able to undo this bit of clarity in his guidelines for his "authorized" version...
3. The old ecclesiastical words to be kept; as the word church, not to be translated congregation, &c.
http://kjv.landmarkbiblebaptist.net/kjv-instructions.html
Which the translators followed: "Lastly, wee have on the one side avoided the scrupulositie of the Puritanes, who leave the olde Ecclesticall words, and betake them to other, as when they put washing for Baptisme, and Congregation in stead of Church: "
http://ecmarsh.com/lxx-kjv/kj_account.htm
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