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Lexicon :: Strong's G1589 - eklogē

Aa
ἐκλογή
Transliteration
eklogē (Key)
Pronunciation
ek-log-ay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
7x in 3 unique form(s) TR
7x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:176,505

Strong’s Definitions

ἐκλογή eklogḗ, ek-log-ay'; from G1586; (divine) selection (abstractly or concretely):—chosen, election.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G1589 in the following manner: election (6x), chosen (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G1589 in the following manner: election (6x), chosen (1x).

  1. the act of picking out, choosing

    1. of the act of God's free will by which before the foundation of the world he decreed his blessings to certain persons

    2. the decree made from choice by which he determined to bless certain persons through Christ by grace alone

  2. a thing or person chosen

    1. of persons: God's elect

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐκλογή eklogḗ, ek-log-ay'; from G1586; (divine) selection (abstractly or concretely):—chosen, election.
STRONGS G1589:
ἐκλογή, -ῆς, ἡ, (ἐκλέγω), election, choice;
a. the act of picking out, choosing: σκεῦος ἐκλογῆς (the genitive of quality; cf. Winers Grammar, § 34, 3 b.; [Buttmann, 161 (140f)]), equivalent to ἐκλεκτόν, namely, τοῦ θεοῦ, Acts 9:15; specifically used of that act of God's free will by which before the foundation of the world he decreed his blessings to certain persons; — ἡ κατ’ ἐκλογὴν πρόφεσις, the decree made from choice [A. V. the purpose according to election, cf. Winer's Grammar, 193 (182)], Romans 9:11 (cf. Fritzsche at the passage, p. 298ff); — particularly that by which he determined to bless certain persons through Christ, Romans 11:28; κατ’ ἐκλογὴν χάριτος, according to an election which is due to grace, or a gracious election, Romans 11:5; with the genitive of the person elected, 1 Thessalonians 1:4; 2 Peter 1:10.
b. the thing or person chosen: equivalent to ἐκλεκτοί, Romans 11:7. (Plato, Aristotle, Polybius, Diodorus, Josephus, Dionysius Halicarnassus, others.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
9:15
Romans
9:11; 11:5; 11:7; 11:28
1 Thessalonians
1:4
2 Peter
1:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1589 matches the Greek ἐκλογή (eklogē),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:15 - But the Lord said, Go without fear: for he is a special vessel for me, to give to the Gentiles and kings and to the children of Israel the knowledge of my name:

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:11 - Before the children had come into existence, or had done anything good or bad, in order that God's purpose and his selection might be effected, not by works, but by him whose purpose it is,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:5 - In the same way, there are at this present time some who are marked out by the selection of grace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:7 - What then? That which Israel was searching for he did not get, but those of the selection got it and the rest were made hard.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:28

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:28 - As far as the good news is in question, they are cut off from God on account of you, but as far as the selection is in question, they are loved on account of the fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:4 - Being conscious, my brothers, dear to God, that you have been marked out by God's purpose;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:10 - For this reason, my brothers, take all the more care to make your selection and approval certain; for if you do these things you will never have a fall:
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