Strong G1586ἐκλέγω

to select

Transliteration
eklegomai
Pronunciation
ek-leg'-om-ahee
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

Middle voice from G1537 and G3004 (in its primary sense); to select: - make choice choose (out) chosen.

Detailed definition

ἐκ-λέγω
[in LXX chiefly for בָּחַר;]
to pick out, choose. In NT always mid. (exc. Luk.9:35, ἐκλελεγμένος, WH, ἀγαπητός, R, mg.), to pick out for oneself, choose (cf. M, Pr., 157 f.): with accusative of thing(s), Luk.10:42 14:7; with accusative of person(s), Act.6:5 15:22, 25; of Christ (see supr.), Luk.9:35; of Christ's choice of disciples, Luk.6:13, Jhn.6:70 13:18 15:16, 19 Act.1:2; of the Divine choice: of persons, Mrk.13:20, Act.1:24 13:17 15:7, Eph.1:4, Jas.2:5; of things, 1Co.1:27-28 (Cremer, 402, 773).†
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In the Bible

Strong G1586 appears in 19 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • choose18
  • hath2
  • choice1
  • have1

First verses

  1. Mark 13:20
    And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
  2. Luke 6:13
    And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
  3. Luke 10:42
    But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
  4. Luke 14:7
    And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
  5. John 6:70
    Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
  6. John 13:18
    I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.
  7. John 15:16
    Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
  8. John 15:19
    If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
  9. Acts 1:2
    Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
  10. Acts 1:24
    And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
  11. Acts 6:5
    And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
  12. Acts 13:17
    The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.
  13. Acts 15:7
    And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
  14. Acts 15:22
    Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
  15. Acts 15:25
    It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
  16. 1 Corinthians 1:27
    But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
  17. 1 Corinthians 1:28
    And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
  18. Ephesians 1:4
    According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
  19. James 2:5
    Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐκλέγω,
future passive ἐκλεγήσεσθαι [Refs (“IG” 12.76.16)]: perfect passive ἐξείλεγμαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus Alcaeus1.121e)], and in middle sense, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 20.131, but ἐκλέλεγμαι 4th-3rd c.BC: Diphilus Comicus 44, 3rd c.BC: Posidippus Comicus 27.9 (probably))]:—pick or single out, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.59, etc.)]; especially of soldiers, rowers, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 1.6.19, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 535a; ἐκ πάντων κεφάλαια [prev. author] “Lg.” 811a:)] —passive [Refs (, [prev. author]Alcaeus[same place]; ἐκλελεγμένος)]select, recondite, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Diogenes Cynicus Philosophus)] Oen.23:—middle, pick out for oneself, choose, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.199, 3.38, D.[same place]; τὰ κάλλιστα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 198d, +others; ἐξ ἁπάντων 5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 9.58.)]
2 Lit. Crit., select, λέξεις καλάς [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis “de Compositione Verborum” 3)]; compare ἐκλογή.
3 middle, of God, elect, choose, [LXX+NT (LXX.Deu.4.37, NT.Eph.1.4, etc.)]
4 ἐκλέγειν τὰς πολιὰς (i.e. τρίχας) pull out one's grey hairs, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 908, “fragment” 410.)]
II levy taxes or tribute, χρήματα παρά τινος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 8.44; τὰς ἐπικαρπίας 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.92, compare “IG” 12.76.8 (_passive_, [prev. work]16))]; ἔκ τινων [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 49.49)]; take toll of, χαλκοῦς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Characteres” 6.4: with _accusative_ _person_, ἐ. τέλη τοὺς καταπλέοντας 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.113: c._accusative_ et _genitive_, τὴν δεκάτην τῶν πλοίων 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 1.1.22.)]
III declare,[Refs (Prisc. p.294D., “Corpus Glossariorum Latinorum”)]