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ἐκλεκτόςStrong’s G1588eklektos
Appears in 23 verses of the New Testament
In short
Eklektos is the Greek word usually translated “elect” and “chosen”. It appears in 23 verses of the New Testament.
“I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.”
Meaning
Usually translated “elect” and “chosen”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- elect 12
- chosen 7
- to elect 2
- of elect 1
- a chosen 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 5
- 1 Peter 4
- Mark 3
- Luke 2
- Romans 2
- 2 John 2
11 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Titus 1:1In contextPaul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
- 2 John 1:1In contextThe elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
- 2 John 1:13In contextThe children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
- Matthew 20:16So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
- Matthew 22:14For many are called, but few are chosen.
- Matthew 24:22And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
Greek dictionary
ἐκλεκτός eklektos · select
ἐκ-λεκτός, -ή, -όν (ἐκλέγω), [in LXX for בָּחַר (so prob. in Isa.28:16, Pro.17:3, for MT בָּחַן), בָּרִיא, etc. ;] 1. choice, select (cl., rarely; Thuc., Plat., al.), hence, eminent: Rom.16:13 (cf. Eze.27:24). 2. As in Inscr. (MM, Exp., xii), chosen; esp. as in LXX, of Israel, elect, chosen of God (Isa.65:9, Psa.105:43, al.); so in NT; (a) of Christ: Luk.23:35 (cf. Isa.42:1); figuratively, λίθος, 1Pe.2:4-6 (LXX); (b) of holy angels: 1Ti.5:21; …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “select” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SELECT', adjective.
Nicely chosen; taken from a number by preference; choice; whence, preferable; more valuable or excellent than others; as a body of select troops; a select company or society; a library consisted of select authors.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.