ἐκλεκτός eklektos · G1588

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; (with) of Christians: Mat.24:22, 24, Mrk.13:20, 22 13:27, 2Ti.2:10, 1Pe.1:1; τ. θεοῦ, Luk.18:7, Rom.8:33, Col.3:12, Tit.1:1; τ. Χριστοῦ, Mat.24:31; ἐ. κυρία, II Jn 1; ἀδελφή, II Jn 13; γένος, 1Pe.2:9 (LXX); κλητοὶ καὶ ἐ. κ. πιστοί, Rev.17:14; …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἐκλεκτ-ός, ή, όν, ; picked out, select, []; ἐ. δικασταί,=Latin iudices selecti, [] adverb -τῶς interpolated in Suid. see at {ἐπίλεκτος}. ; 2 choice, pure, σμύρνη []; ἐκλεκτόν,= corn, []; II chosen of God, elect, []

Where it's used 24 times

Matthew 20:16 · Matthew 22:14 · Matthew 24:22 · Matthew 24:24 · Matthew 24:31 · Mark 13:20 · Mark 13:22 · Mark 13:27 · Luke 14:24 · Luke 18:7 · Luke 23:35 · Romans 8:33 · Romans 16:13 · Colossians 3:12 · 1 Timothy 5:21 · 2 Timothy 2:10 · Titus 1:1 · 1 Peter 1:1 · 1 Peter 2:4 · 1 Peter 2:6 · 1 Peter 2:9 · 2 John 1:1 · 2 John 1:13 · Revelation 17:14

Source: TBESG G1588; TFLSJ G1588

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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