Word

ἐκλέγομαι

eklégomai · G1586 · Greek · 22 occurrences

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Meanings

to choose, to select, to prefer

To make a choice of one or more possible alternatives

Examples
Acts 1:2 until the day when He was taken up to heaven, after He had given orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom He had chosen.
Acts 1:24 And they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all people, show which one of these two You have chosen
1 Corinthians 1:27 but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong,
to choose, choice

To make a special choice based upon significant preference, often implying a strongly favorable attitude toward what is chosen

Examples
Mark 13:20 “And if the Lord had not shortened those days, no life would have been saved; but for the sake of the elect, whom He chose, He shortened the days.
Luke 6:13 And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles:
Luke 9:35 And then a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!”

How it’s used In 6 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

22 occurrences in 9 groups

θεόςGod 6
Not stated (participle) 4
ἐγώI, we 3
Not stated: he, she or it 3
Other words · 5 groups that occur once or twice (6) 6

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

21 occurrences in 23 groups

ὅςwho, which, that 3
σύyou 3
Other words · 21 groups that occur once or twice (23) 23

Second objectAs in “call him Lord”

1 occurrences in 2 groups

κληρονόμοςheir 1
πλούσιοςrich, wealthy 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

6 occurrences in 8 groups

ἐκfrom+ δύοtwo 1
ἐκfrom+ κόσμοςworld 1
ἐκfrom+ αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
ἐνin+ σύyou 1
ἐνin+ αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
πρόbefore+ καταβολήcreation 1

Named alongside itApposition

4 occurrences in 4 groups

εἷςone 1
ἐκλεκτόςchosen 1
υἱόςson 1
ἀπόστολοςapostle 1

What is done to itIt is the object

5 occurrences in 5 groups

εἴδωto know 1
ἐπέχωto pay attention to 1
ἐπίσταμαιto know 1
ἀναδείκνυμιto make known 1
ἀποκρίνομαιto answer 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 1 word

αἱρετίζω hairetízō · G140 · to choose, to select: Both terms describe the act of making a deliberate choice or selection. αἱρετίζω (hairetízō, G140) appears once in the New Testament, limiting the range of attested usage, while ἐκλέγομαι (eklégomai, G1586) occurs more frequently across various contexts of divine and human selection.

In the other Testament 1 word

בָּחַר bâchar · H977 · to choose, to prefer, choice: Greek ἐκλέγομαι and Hebrew בָּחַר are direct translation equivalents, both denoting the act of selecting or choosing from among alternatives, across divine election, human choice, and covenantal selection contexts.

Semantic domains 2 entries

To choose, to select, to prefer30.86: Used in Luke 6:13, where Jesus chose twelve from among His disciples and named them apostles, and in Luke 10:42, where Mary has chosen the good part which will not be taken from her.
To choose, choice30.92: Used in Mark 13:20, where the Lord shortened the days of distress for the sake of the elect whom He chose, describing God's own sovereign selection rather than an ordinary human preference.

Word family 39 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

λέγω légō · G3004 · to say, to talk, to tell · 2255×λόγος lógos · G3056 · word, saying, message · 331×εὐλογέω eulogéō · G2127 · to praise, to speak well of, to bless · 42×λογίζομαι logízomai · G3049 · to think about, to reason about, to ponder · 40×ἐκλέγομαιeklégomai · G1586ἐκλεκτός eklektós · G1588 · chosen · 22×διαλογίζομαι dialogízomai · G1260 · to think out carefully, to reason thoroughly, to consider carefully · 16×εὐλογία eulogía · G2129 · to praise, to speak well of, flattery · 16×προλέγω prolégō · G4302 · to say already, to quote above (in written discourse), to tell ahead of time · 15×διαλογισμός dialogismós · G1261 · to think out carefully, to reason thoroughly, to consider carefully · 14×διαλέγομαι dialégomai · G1256 · to argue, to dispute, argument · 13×ἀντιλέγω antilégō · G483 · to oppose, to speak in opposition to · 11×ἀπολογέομαι apologéomai · G626 · to defend oneself · 10×ἀπολογία apología · G627 · to defend oneself, defense, what is said in defense · 8×εὐλογητός eulogētós · G2128 · one to be praised · 8×συλλέγω syllégō · G4816 · to pick, to pluck · 8×ἐκλογή eklogḗ · G1589 · to choose, choice, chosen · 7×διάλεκτος diálektos · G1258 · language · 6×ἀντιλογία antilogía · G485 · dispute, contradictory statements, contradiction · 4×λόγιον lógion · G3051 · sayings, oracles, message · 4×ἄλογος álogos · G249 · without reason, not able to reason, unreasonable · 3×ἀναπολόγητος anapológētos · G379 · to be without excuse, to have no excuse · 2×ἐλλογέω ellogéō · G1677 · to record, to list, to charge · 2×ἐνευλογέω eneulogéō · G1757 · to act kindly toward, to bless · 2×ἐπιλέγομαι epilégomai · G1951 · to call, to name, to choose · 2×λογία logía · G3048 · collection · 2×λογικός logikós · G3050 · rational, genuine, true · 2×λογισμός logismós · G3053 · to think about, to reason about, to ponder · 2×παραλέγομαι paralégomai · G3881 · to sail along the coast, to sail along the shore · 2×παραλογίζομαι paralogízomai · G3884 · to deceive · 2×ἀναλογία analogía · G356 · in relation to, in proportion to · 1×ἀναλογίζομαι analogízomai · G357 · to think out carefully, to reason thoroughly, to consider carefully · 1×βαττολογέω battologéō · G945 · to use many words, to speak for a long time, to babble · 1×καταλέγω katalégō · G2639 · to put one’s name on a list, to enter someone on a list · 1×λόγιος lógios · G3052 · eloquent, learned, cultured · 1×λογομαχέω logomachéō · G3054 · to quarrel about words, arguing about words · 1×λογομαχία logomachía · G3055 · quarreling about words, arguing about words · 1×συλλογίζομαι syllogízomai · G4817 · to talk with, to speak with, to converse · 1×συνεκλεκτός syneklektós · G4899 · one who is also chosen, what is chosen together with · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : perfect passive participle ἐκλελεγμένος, once in Lk 9:35 L marginal reading T Tr WH;…

: perfect passive participle ἐκλελεγμένος, once in Lk 9:35 L marginal reading T Tr WH; middle, imperfect ἐξελεγομην (Lk 14:7); 1 aorist ἐξελεξάμην; in Greek writings from Herodotus down; the Sept. for בָּחַר; to pick out, choose; in the N. T. (except Lk 9:35, where the reading is doubtful) always middle, ἐκλέγομαι, to pick or choose out for oneself: τί, Lk 10:42; Lk 14:7; τινα, one from among many (of Jesus choosing his disciples), Jn 6:70; Jn 13:18; Jn 15:16; Acts 1:2; ἀπό τινων, from a number of persons (Sir. 45:16), Lk 6:13: ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου, Jn 15:19; used of choosing one for an office, Acts 6:5; followed by ἐκ τινων, Acts 1:24; to discharge some business, Acts 15:22, Acts 15:25; ἐν ἡμῖν (others ὑμῖν) ἐξελέξατο ὁ Θεός, followed by the accusative and infinitive denoting the end, God made choice among us i. e. in our ranks, Acts 15:7, where formerly many, misled by the Hebrew בְּ בָּחַר (1 Sam 16:9; 1 Kgs 8:16, etc., and the Sept. of these passages), wrongly regarded ἐν ἡμῖν as the object on which the mind of the chooser was as it were fixed; (Winers Grammar, § 32, 3 a.; Buttmann, 159 (138)). Especially is God said ἐκλέξασθαι those whom he has judged fit to receive his favors and separated from the rest of mankind to be peculiarly his own and to be attended continually by his gracious oversight: thus of the Israelites, Acts 13:17 (Deut 14:2 (cf. Deut 4:37); 2 Macc. 5:19); of Christians, as those whom he has set apart from among the irreligious multitude as dear unto himself, and whom he has rendered, through faith in Christ, citizens in the Messianic kingdom: Mk 13:20; 1 Cor 1:27f; with two accusatives, one of the object, the other of the predicate (Winer's Grammar, § 32, 4 b.), Jas 2:5; τινα ἐν Χριστῷ, so that the ground of the choice lies in Christ and his merits, followed by the accusative with an infinitive denoting the end, Eph 1:4. In Lk 9:35 L marginal reading T Tr WH Jesus is called ὁ υἱός τοῦ Θεοῦ ὁ ἐκλελεγμένος (R G L text ἀγαπητός), as being dear to God beyond all others and exalted by him to the preeminent dignity of Messiah; but see ἐκλεκτός, 1 b.

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry

To Choose, To Select, To Prefer26 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0