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1586 – ἐκλέγομαι (eklegomai)

choose


Type:
Verb
Greek: ἐκλέγομαι (eklegomai)
Pronunciation: ek-leg-om-ahee    Listen
Gematria: 184(5 + 20 + 30 + 5 + 3 + 70 + 40 + 1 + 10)    words with the same gematria
Origin: Middle voice from G1537 and G3004 (in its primary sense)
Usage: 22 times in NA, 20 times in TR     

Description

  1. To pick out, choose, to pick or choose out for one's self.
    1. Choosing one out of many, i.e. Jesus choosing his disciples.
    2. Choosing one for an office.
    3. Of God choosing whom he judged fit to receive his favours and separated from the rest of mankind to be peculiarly his own and to be attended continually by his gracious oversight.
      1. i.e. the Israelites.
    4. Of God the Father choosing Christians, as those whom he set apart from the irreligious multitude as dear unto himself, and whom he has rendered, through faith in Christ, citizens in the Messianic kingdom: (James 2:5) so that the ground of the choice lies in Christ and his merits only.


Origin

Middle voice from G1537 and G3004 (in its primary sense):

ἐκek, exG1537of
λέγωlegoG3004say

Word root

Word with eklegomai as root:

ἐκλεκτόςeklektosG1588elect
ἐκλογήeklogeG1589election
συνεκλεκτόςsuneklektosG4899elected together with

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into eklegomai :

בָּחַרbacharH0977to choose
בָּרָהbarahH1262to eat
בָּרַרbararH1305to purify
לָקַחlaqachH3947to take
קָבַלqavalH6901to receive
קָבַץqavatsH6908to gather
תּוּרtorH8446to spy

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
VERB Verb
aorist middle ind. aorist middle indicative
sing. first person singular
V-AMI-1S-4
VERB Verb
aorist middle ind. aorist middle indicative
pl. second person plural
V-AMI-2P-1
VERB Verb
aorist middle ind. aorist middle indicative
sing. second person singular
V-AMI-2S-1
VERB Verb
aorist middle ind. aorist middle indicative
pl. third person plural
V-AMI-3P-1
VERB Verb
aorist middle ind. aorist middle indicative
sing. third person singular
V-AMI-3S-10
VERB Verb
aorist middle part. aorist middle Participle
accusative pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
V-AMP-APM-1
VERB Verb
aorist middle part. aorist middle Participle
dative pl. ♂ dative plural masculine
V-AMP-DPM-1
VERB Verb
aorist middle part. aorist middle Participle
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
V-AMP-NSM-1
VERB Verb
imp. middle ind. imperfect middle indicative
pl. third person plural
V-IMI-3P-1
VERB Verb
perf. pass. part. perfect passive Participle
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
V-RPP-NSM-1


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Usage in NT


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Total    22

References (22 occurances in 20 verses)




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