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Lexicon :: Strong's G1586 - eklegomai

Aa
ἐκλέγομαι
Transliteration
eklegomai (Key)
Pronunciation
ek-leg'-om-ahee
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Middle voice from ἐκ (G1537) and λέγω (G3004) (in its primary sense)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:144,505

Strong’s Definitions

†ἐκλέγομαι eklégomai, ek-leg'-om-ahee; middle voice from G1537 and G3004 (in its primary sense); to select:—make choice, choose (out), chosen.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's G1586 in the following manner: choose (19x), choose out (1x), make choice (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's G1586 in the following manner: choose (19x), choose out (1x), make choice (1x).

  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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ἐκλέγομαι eklégomai, ek-leg'-om-ahee; middle voice from G1537 and G3004 (in its primary sense); to select:—make choice, choose (out), chosen.
STRONGS G1586:
ἐκλέγω: perfect passive participle ἐκλελεγμένος, once in Luke 9:35 L marginal reading T Tr WH; middle, imperfect ἐξελεγομην (Luke 14:7); 1 aorist ἐξελεξάμην; in Greek writings from Herodotus down; the Sept. for בָּחַר; to pick out, choose; in the N. T. (except Luke 9:35, where the reading is doubtful) always middle, ἐκλέγομαι, to pick or choose out for oneself: τί, Luke 10:42; Luke 14:7; τινα, one from among many (of Jesus choosing his disciples), John 6:70; John 13:18; John 15:16; Acts 1:2; ἀπό τινων, from a number of persons (Sir. 45:16), Luke 6:13: ἐκ τοῦ κόσμου, John 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, 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 Samuel 16:9; 1 Kings 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 (Deuteronomy 14:2 (cf. Deuteronomy 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: Mark 13:20; 1 Corinthians 1:27f; with two accusatives, one of the object, the other of the predicate (Winer's Grammar, § 32, 4 b.), James 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, Ephesians 1:4. In Luke 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.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
4:37; 14:2
1 Samuel
16:9
1 Kings
8:16
Mark
13:20
Luke
6:13; 9:35; 9:35; 9:35; 10:42; 14:7; 14:7
John
6:70; 13:18; 15:16; 15:19
Acts
1:2; 1:24; 6:5; 13:17; 15:7; 15:22; 15:25
1 Corinthians
1:27
Ephesians
1:4
James
2:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1586 matches the Greek ἐκλέγομαι (eklegomai),
which occurs 21 times in 19 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:20 - وَلَوْلا أَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدِ اخْتَصَرَ تِلْكَ الأَيَّامَ، لَمَا كَانَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْبَشَرِ يَنْجُو. وَلكِنَّهُ لأَجْلِ الْمُخْتَارِينَ الَّذِينَ اخْتَارَهُمْ، قَدِ اخْتَصَرَ تِلْكَ الأَيَّامَ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 6:13 - وَلَمَّا طَلَعَ النَّهَارُ، اسْتَدْعَى تَلامِيذَهُ، وَاخْتَارَ مِنْهُمْ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ سَمَّاهُمْ أَيْضاً رُسُلاً.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:42 - وَلكِنَّ الْحَاجَةَ هِيَ إِلَى وَاحِدٍ، وَمَرْيَمُ قَدِ اخْتَارَتِ النَّصِيبَ الصَّالِحَ الَّذِي لَنْ يُؤْخَذَ مِنْهَا!»

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 14:7 - وَضَرَبَ لِلْمَدْعُوِّينَ مَثَلاً بَعْدَمَا لاحَظَ كَيْفَ اخْتَارُوا أَمَاكِنَ الصَّدَارَةِ، فَقَالَ لَهُمْ:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:70

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:70 - فَقَالَ يَسُوعُ: «أَلَيْسَ أَنَا اخْتَرْتُكُمْ أَنْتُمُ الاِثْنَيْ عَشَرَ، وَمَعَ ذلِكَ فَوَاحِدٌ مِنْكُمْ شَيْطَانٌ؟»

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 13:18 - وَأَنَا لَا أَقُولُ هَذَا عَنْ جَمِيعِكُمْ، فَأَنَا أَعْرِفُ الَّذِينَ اخْتَرْتُهُمْ. وَلكِنْ لابُدَّ أَنْ يَتِمَّ الْكِتَابُ حَيْثُ يَقُولُ: الآكِلُ مِنْ خُبْزِي، رَفَعَ عَلَيَّ عَقِبَهُ!

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:16 - لَيْسَ أَنْتُمُ اخْتَرْتُمُونِي، بَلْ أَنَا اخْتَرْتُكُمْ وَعَيَّنْتُكُمْ لِتَنْطَلِقُوا وَتُنْتِجُوا ثَمَراً وَيَدُومَ ثَمَرُكُمْ، فَيُعْطِيَكُمُ الآبُ كُلَّ مَا تَطْلُبُونَهُ بِاسْمِي.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:19 - لَوْ كُنْتُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعَالَمِ، لَكَانَ الْعَالَمُ يُحِبُّ أَهْلَهُ، وَلكِنْ لأَنَّكُمْ لَسْتُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعَالَمِ، بَلْ إِنِّي اخْتَرْتُكُمْ مِنْ وَسْطِ الْعَالَمِ، لِذَلِكَ يُبْغِضُكُمُ الْعَالَمُ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:2 - حَتَّى الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي ارْتَفَعَ فِيهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، بَعْدَمَا قَدَّمَ وَصَايَاهُ، بِالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ، إِلَى الرُّسُلِ الَّذِينَ اخْتَارَهُمْ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:24 - ثُمَّ صَلَّوْا قَائِلِينَ: «أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ الْعَارِفُ قُلُوبَ النَّاسِ جَمِيعاً، بَيِّنْ لَنَا أَيَّ هَذَيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ تَخْتَارُ

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:5 - فَاسْتَحْسَنَتِ الْجَمَاعَةُ كُلُّهَا هَذَا الرَّأْيَ؛ وَوَقَعَ الاخْتِيَارُ عَلَى اسْتِفَانُوسَ، وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ مَمْلُوءٌ مِنَ الإِيمَانِ وَالرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ، وَفِيلِبُّسَ، وَبُرُوخُورُسَ، وَنِيكَانُورَ، وَتِيمُونَ، وَبَرْمِينَاسَ، وَنِيقُولاوُسَ الأَنْطَاكِيِّ الْمُتَهَوِّدِ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:17 - إِنَّ إِلَهَ شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ هَذَا اخْتَارَ آبَاءَنَا، وَرَفَعَ مِنْ شَأْنِ شَعْبِنَا طَوَالَ غُرْبَتِهِمْ فِي مِصْرَ، ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَهُمْ مِنْهَا بِقُدْرَةِ ذِرَاعِهِ الْفَائِقَةِ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:7 - وَبَعْدَ نِقَاشٍ كَثِيرٍ، وَقَفَ بُطْرُسُ وَقَالَ:

«أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، أَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ مُنْذُ مُدَّةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ شَاءَ اللهُ أَنْ يَسْمَعَ غَيْرُ الْيَهُودِ كَلِمَةَ الْبِشَارَةِ عَلَى لِسَانِي وَيُؤْمِنُوا.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:22 - عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ أَجْمَعَ الرُّسُلُ وَالشُّيُوخُ وَالْجَمَاعَةُ كُلُّهَا عَلَى اخْتِيَارِ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنَ الإِخْوَةِ يُرْسِلُونَهُمَا إِلَى أَنْطَاكِيَةَ مَعَ بُولُسَ وَبَرْنَابَا. فَاخْتَارُوا يَهُوذَا، الْمُلَقَّبَ بَرْسَابَا، وَسِيلا، وَكَانَ لَهُمَا مَكَانَةٌ رَفِيعَةٌ بَيْنَ الإِخْوَةِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:27 - بَلْ إِنَّ اللهَ قَدِ اخْتَارَ مَا هُوَ جَاهِلٌ فِي الْعَالَمِ لِيُخْجِلَ الْحُكَمَاءَ. وَقَدِ اخْتَارَ اللهُ مَا هُوَ ضَعِيفٌ فِي الْعَالَمِ لِيُخْجِلَ الْمُقْتَدِرِينَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:28 - وَقَدِ اخْتَارَ اللهُ مَا كَانَ فِي الْعَالَمِ وَضِيعاً وَمُحْتَقَراً وَعَدِيمَ الشَّأْنِ، لِيُزِيلَ مَالَهُ شَأْنٌ،

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 1:4 - كَمَا كَانَ قَدِ اخْتَارَنَا فِيهِ قَبْلَ تَأْسِيسِ الْعَالَمِ، لِنَكُونَ قِدِّيسِينَ بِلا لَوْمٍ أَمَامَهُ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:5 - فَيَا إِخْوَتِي الأَحِبَّاءَ، أَمَا اخْتَارَ اللهُ الْفُقَرَاءَ فِي نَظَرِ النَّاسِ لِيَجْعَلَهُمْ أَغْنِيَاءَ فِي الإِيمَانِ، وَيُعْطِيَهُمْ حَقَّ الإِرْثِ فِي الْمَلَكُوتِ الَّذِي وَعَدَ بِهِ مُحِبِّيهِ؟
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