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Lexicon :: Strong's G1589 - eklogē

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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 - εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος πορεύου ὅτι σκεῦος ἐκλογῆς G1589 ἐστίν μοι οὗτος τοῦ βαστάσαι τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐνώπιον ἐθνῶν τε καὶ βασιλέων υἱῶν τε Ἰσραήλ

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:11 - μήπω γὰρ γεννηθέντων μηδὲ πραξάντων τι ἀγαθὸν ἢ φαῦλον ἵνα ἡ κατ᾽ ἐκλογὴν G1589 πρόθεσις τοῦ θεοῦ μένῃ (MGNT 9:12)οὐκ ἐξ ἔργων ἀλλ᾽ ἐκ τοῦ καλοῦντος

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:5 - οὕτως οὖν καὶ ἐν τῷ νῦν καιρῷ λεῖμμα κατ᾽ ἐκλογὴν G1589 χάριτος γέγονεν

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:7 - τί οὖν ὃ ἐπιζητεῖ Ἰσραήλ τοῦτο οὐκ ἐπέτυχεν ἡ δὲ ἐκλογὴ G1589 ἐπέτυχεν οἱ δὲ λοιποὶ ἐπωρώθησαν

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:28 - κατὰ μὲν τὸ εὐαγγέλιον ἐχθροὶ δι᾽ ὑμᾶς κατὰ δὲ τὴν ἐκλογὴν G1589 ἀγαπητοὶ διὰ τοὺς πατέρας

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 1:10 - διὸ μᾶλλον ἀδελφοί σπουδάσατε βεβαίαν ὑμῶν τὴν κλῆσιν καὶ ἐκλογὴν G1589 ποιεῖσθαι ταῦτα γὰρ ποιοῦντες οὐ μὴ πταίσητέ ποτε
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