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Lexicon :: Strong's G1586 - eklegomai

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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)
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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 126 times in 120 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 6:2–2Sa 19:38)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:2 - that the sons of God saw that the daughters of mankind were [fn]beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 13:11 - So Lot chose for himself all the [fn]vicinity of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed eastward. So they separated from each other.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:5 - and he spoke to Korah and all his group, saying, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will make known who is His, and who is holy, and will bring that one near to Himself; indeed, the one whom He will choose, He will bring near to Himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:7 - and put fire in them, and place incense upon them in the presence of the LORD tomorrow; and the man whom the LORD chooses shall be the one who is holy. [fn]You have gone far enough, you sons of Levi!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:5 - “And it will come about that the staff of the man whom I choose will sprout. So I will relieve Myself of the grumblings of the sons of Israel, who are grumbling against you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:33 - who goes before you on your way, to seek out a place for you to make camp, in the fire by night to show you the way by which you should go, and in the cloud by day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:37 - “Because He loved your fathers, He chose [fn]their descendants after them. And He [fn]personally brought you from Egypt by His great power,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:7 -

“The LORD did not [fn]make you His beloved nor choose you because you were greater in number than any of the peoples, since you were the fewest of all peoples,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:15 - “Yet the LORD set His affection on your fathers, to love them, and He chose their [fn]descendants after them, you over all the other peoples, as it is this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:5 - “But you shall seek the LORD at the place which the LORD your God will choose from all your tribes, to establish His name there for His dwelling, and you shall come there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:11 - then it shall come about that the place in which the LORD your God will choose for His name to dwell, there you shall bring everything that I command you: your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the [fn]contribution of your hand, and all your choice vowed offerings which you will vow to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:14 - but only in the place which the LORD chooses in one of your tribes: there you shall offer your burnt offerings, and there you shall do everything that I command you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:18 - “But you shall eat them before the LORD your God in the place which the LORD your God will choose, you and your son and daughter, and your male and female slaves, and the Levite who is within your gates; and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in all [fn]your undertakings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:21 - “If the place where the LORD your God chooses to put His name is too far from you, then you may slaughter animals from your herd and flock which the LORD has given you, as I have commanded you; and you may eat within your gates [fn]whatever you desire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 12:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 12:26 - “Only your holy things which you may have and your vowed offerings, you shall take and go to the place which the LORD chooses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:2 - “For you are a holy people to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a people for His personal possession out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:23 - “You shall eat in the presence of the LORD your God, at the place where He chooses to establish His name, the tithe of your grain, your new wine, your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and your flock, so that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:24 - “But if the [fn]distance is so great for you that you are not able to [fn]bring the tithe, since the place where the LORD your God chooses to set His name is too far away from you when the LORD your God blesses you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:25 - then you shall [fn]exchange it for money, and bind the money in your hand and go to the place which the LORD your God chooses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:20 - “You and your household shall eat it every year before the LORD your God in the place which the LORD chooses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:2 - “You shall sacrifice the Passover to the LORD your God from the flock and the herd, in the place where the LORD chooses to establish His name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:6 - but only at the place where the LORD your God chooses to establish His name, you shall sacrifice the Passover in the evening at sunset, at the time that you came out of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:7 - “You shall cook and eat it in the place which the LORD your God chooses. In the morning you are to return to your tents.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:11 - and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you, your son and your daughter, and your male and female slaves, and the Levite who is in your [fn]town, and the stranger, the [fn]orphan, and the widow who are in your midst, at the place where the LORD your God chooses to establish His name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:15 - “For seven days you shall celebrate a feast to the LORD your God in the place which the LORD chooses, because the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that you will be altogether joyful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:16 -

“Three times a year all your males shall appear before the LORD your God at the place which He chooses: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Booths; and they are not to appear before the LORD empty-handed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:8

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“If a case is too difficult for you to decide, between [fn]one kind of homicide or another, between [fn]one kind of lawsuit or another, and between [fn]one kind of assault or another, that are cases of dispute in your [fn]courts, then you shall arise and go up to the place which the LORD your God chooses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:10 - “Then you shall act in accordance with the [fn]terms of the verdict which they declare to you from that place which the LORD chooses; and you shall be careful to act in accordance with everything that they instruct you to do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:15 - you shall in fact appoint a king over you whom the LORD your God chooses. One from among your countrymen you shall appoint as king over yourselves; you may not put a foreigner over yourselves, anyone who is not your countryman.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:5 - “For the LORD your God has chosen him and his sons from all your tribes, to stand to serve in the name of the LORD always.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 18:6 -

“Now if a Levite comes from any of your [fn]towns throughout Israel where he resides, and he comes [fn]whenever he desires to the place which the LORD chooses,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:2 - that you shall take some of the first of all the produce of the ground which you bring in from your land that the LORD your God gives you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place where the LORD your God chooses to establish His name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 30:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:19 - “I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have placed before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your [fn]descendants,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:11 - when all Israel comes to appear before the LORD your God at the place which He will choose, you shall read this Law before all Israel [fn]so that they hear it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:27 - But on that day Joshua made them gatherers of firewood and [fn]labor to draw water for the congregation and for the altar of the LORD, to this day, in the place which He would choose.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:22 - So Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen for yourselves the LORD, to serve Him.” And they said, “We are witnesses.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:14 - “Go and cry out to the gods which you have chosen; let them save you in the time of your distress.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:28 - ‘Did I not choose them from all the tribes of Israel to be My priests, to go up to My altar, to burn incense, to carry an ephod before Me? And did I not give to the house of your father all the fire offerings of the sons of Israel?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:18 - “Then you will cry out on that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:24 - Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom the LORD has chosen? Surely there is no one like him among all the people.” So all the people shouted and said, “[fn]Long live the king!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:13 - “And now, behold, the king whom you have chosen, whom you have asked for, and behold, the LORD has [fn]put a king over you.

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Now Saul chose for himself three thousand men of Israel, of whom two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, while a thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah of Benjamin. But he sent the rest of the people away, each to his tent.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:8 - Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him pass before Samuel. But he said, “The LORD has not chosen this one, either.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:9 - Next Jesse had [fn]Shammah pass by. And he said, “The LORD has not chosen this one, either.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:10 - So Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, “The LORD has not chosen these.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:8 - He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel and said to them, “Why do you come out to draw up in battle formation? Am I not the Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose a man as your representative and have him come down to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 17:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:40 - Then he took his staff in his hand and chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the shepherd’s bag which he had, that is, in his shepherd’s pouch, and his sling was in his hand; and he approached the Philistine.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 6:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:21 - But David said to Michal, “I was before the LORD, who preferred me to your father and to all his house, to appoint me as ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel. So I will [fn]celebrate before the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:18 - So Hushai said to Absalom, “No! For whomever the LORD, this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his I shall be, and with him I shall remain.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:38

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:38 - And the king answered, “Chimham shall cross over with me, and I will do for him what is good in your sight; and whatever you [fn]require of me, I will do for you.”

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