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Lexicon :: Strong's G1588 - eklektos

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ἐκλεκτός
Transliteration
eklektos (Key)
Pronunciation
ek-lek-tos'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:181,505

Strong’s Definitions

ἐκλεκτός eklektós, ek-lek-tos'; from G1586; select; by implication, favorite:—chosen, elect.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's G1588 in the following manner: elect (16x), chosen (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's G1588 in the following manner: elect (16x), chosen (7x).

  1. picked out, chosen

    1. chosen by God,

      1. to obtain salvation through Christ

        1. Christians are called "chosen or elect" of God

      2. the Messiah is called "elect", as appointed by God to the most exalted office conceivable

      3. choice, select, i.e. the best of its kind or class, excellence preeminent: applied to certain individual Christians

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐκλεκτός eklektós, ek-lek-tos'; from G1586; select; by implication, favorite:—chosen, elect.
STRONGS G1588:
ἐκλεκτός, ἐκλεκτή, ἐκλεκτόν (ἐκλέγω), picked out, chosen; rare in Greek writ:, as Thucydides 6, 100; Plato, legg. 11, p. 938 b.; 12, 948 a., etc.; the Sept. for בָּחוּר and בָּחִיר; in the N. T.
1. chosen by God, and
a. to obtain salvation through Christ (see ἐκλέγω); hence, Christians are called οἱ ἐκλεκτοί τοῦ Θεοῦ, the chosen or elect of God (cf. Winer's Grammar, 35 (34); 234 (219)), (יְהוָה בְּחִירֵי, said of pious Israelites Isaiah 65:9, 15, 23; Psalm 104:43 (Ps. 105:43), cf. Wis. 4:15): Luke 18:7; Romans 8:33; Colossians 3:12; Titus 1:1; without the genitive Θεοῦ, Matthew 24:22, 24; Mark 13:20, 22; 1 Peter 1:1; with the addition of τοῦ Χριστοῦ, as the genitive of possessor, Matthew 24:31; Mark 13:27 (T Tr omit the genitive); κλητοί καί ἐκλεκτοί καί πιστοί, Revelation 17:14; γένος ἐκλεκτόν, 1 Peter 2:9 (from Isaiah 43:20, cf. Additions to Esther 8:40 [Esther 8:368:12t] (Esth. 6:17, p. 64, Fritzsche edition)); ἐκλεκτοί, those who have become true partakers of the Christian salvation are contrasted with κλητοί, those who have been invited but who have not shown themselves fitted to obtain it (others regard the 'called' and the 'chosen' here as alike partakers of salvation, but the latter as the 'choice ones' (see 2 below), distinguished above the former; cf. James Morison or Meyer at the passage), Matthew 20:16 (here T WH omit; Tr brackets the clause); Matt 22:14; finally, those are called ἐκλεκτοί who are destined for salvation but have not yet been brought to it, 2 Timothy 2:10 (but cf. Huther or Ellicott at the passage).
b. The Messiah is called preeminently ὁ ἐκλεκτός τοῦ Θεοῦ, as appointed by God to the most exalted office conceivable: Luke 23:35, cf. Luke 9:35 L marginal reading T Tr WH; cf. Dillmann, Das Buch Henoch (übers. u. erkhärt; allgem. Einl.), p. 23:
c. Angels are called ἐκλεκτοί, as those whom God has chosen out from other created beings to be peculiarly associated with him, and his highest ministers in governing the universe: 1 Timothy 5:21; see ἅγιος, 1 b.; μαρτύρομαι δέ ἐγώ μέν ὑμῶν τά ἅγια καί τούς ἱερούς ἀγγέλους τοῦ Θεοῦ, Josephus, b. j. 2, 16, 4 under the end; (yet others explain by 2 Peter 2:4; Jude 1:6; cf. Ellicott on 1 Timothy, the passage cited).
2. universally, choice, select, i. e. the best of its kind or class, excellent, preeminent: applied to certain individual Christians, 2 John 1:1, 13; with ἐν κυρίῳ added, eminent as a Christian (see ἐν, I. 6 b.), Romans 16:13; of things: λίθος, 1 Peter 2:4 (6) (Isaiah 28:16; 2 Esdr. 5:8; Enoch, chapter 8 Greek text, Dillmann edition, p. 82f).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
105:43
Isaiah
2; 28:16; 43:20; 65:9; 65:15; 65:23
Matthew
20:16; 22:14; 24:22; 24:24; 24:31
Mark
13:20; 13:22; 13:27
Luke
9:35; 18:7; 23:35
Romans
8:33; 16:13
Colossians
3:12
1 Timothy
5:21
2 Timothy
2:10
Titus
1:1
1 Peter
1:1; 2:4; 2:9
2 Peter
2:4
2 John
1:1; 1:13
Jude
1:6
Revelation
17:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1588 matches the Greek ἐκλεκτός (eklektos),
which occurs 23 times in 23 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:16 - فَهَكَذَا يَصِيرُ الآخِرُونَ أَوَّلِينَ، وَالأَوَّلُونَ آخِرِينَ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:14 - لأَنَّ الْمَدْعُوِّينَ كَثِيرُونَ، وَلكِنَّ الْمُخْتَارِينَ قَلِيلُونَ!»

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:22 - وَلَوْلا أَنَّ تِلْكَ الأَيَّامَ سَتُخْتَصَرُ، لَمَا كَانَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْبَشَرِ يَنْجُو. وَلَكِنْ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْمُخْتَارِينَ سَتُخْتَصَرُ تِلْكَ الأَيَّامُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:24 - فَسَوْفَ يَبْرُزُ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ مَسِيحٍ دَجَّالٍ وَنَبِيٍّ دَجَّالٍ، وَيُقَدِّمُونَ آيَاتٍ عَظِيمَةً وَأَعَاجِيبَ، لِيُضَلِّلُوا حَتَّى الْمُخْتَارِينَ، لَوِ اسْتَطَاعُوا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:31 - وَيُرْسِلُ مَلائِكَتَهُ بِصَوْتِ بُوقٍ عَظِيمٍ لِيَجْمَعُوا مُخْتَارِيهِ مِنَ الْجِهَاتِ الأَرْبَعِ، مِنْ أَقَاصِي السَّمَاوَاتِ إِلَى أَقَاصِيهَا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:20 - وَلَوْلا أَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدِ اخْتَصَرَ تِلْكَ الأَيَّامَ، لَمَا كَانَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ الْبَشَرِ يَنْجُو. وَلكِنَّهُ لأَجْلِ الْمُخْتَارِينَ الَّذِينَ اخْتَارَهُمْ، قَدِ اخْتَصَرَ تِلْكَ الأَيَّامَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:22 - فَسَوْفَ يَبْرُزُ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ مَسِيحٍ دَجَّالٍ وَنَبِيٍّ دَجَّالٍ، وَيُقَدِّمُونَ آيَاتٍ وَأَعَاجِيبَ، لِيُضَلِّلُوا حَتَّى الْمُخْتَارِينَ، لَوِ اسْتَطَاعُوا.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:27 - فَيُرْسِلُ عِنْدَئِذٍ مَلائِكَتَهُ وَيَجْمَعُ مُخْتَارِيهِ مِنَ الْجِهَاتِ الأَرْبَعِ، مِنْ أَقْصَى الأَرْضِ إِلَى أَقْصَى السَّمَاءِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:7 - أَفَلا يُنْصِفُ اللهُ مُخْتَارِيهِ الَّذِينَ يَصْرُخُونَ إِلَيْهِ نَهَاراً وَلَيْلاً؟ أَمَا يُسْرِعُ فِي الاسْتِجَابَةِ لَهُمْ؟

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:35 - وَوَقَفَ الشَّعْبُ هُنَاكَ يُرَاقِبُونَهُ، وَكَذلِكَ الرُّؤَسَاءُ يَتَهَكَّمُونَ قَائِلِينَ: «خَلَّصَ آخَرِينَ! فَلْيُخَلِّصْ نَفْسَهُ إِنْ كَانَ هُوَ الْمَسِيحَ الْمُخْتَارَ عِنْدَ اللهِ!»

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 8:33

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 8:33 - وَمَنْ سَيَتَّهِمُ مُخْتَارِي اللهِ؟ إِنَّ اللهَ هُوَ الَّذِي يُبَرِّرُ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:13 - سَلِّمُوا عَلَى رُوفُسَ الْمُخْتَارِ فِي الرَّبِّ، وَعَلَى أُمِّهِ الَّتِي هِيَ أُمٌّ لِي.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 3:12 - فَبِاعْتِبَارِكُمْ جَمَاعَةً مُخْتَارَةً مِنَ اللهِ، قِدِّيسِينَ مَحْبُوبِينَ، الْبَسُوا دَائِماً مَشَاعِرَ الْحَنَانِ وَاللُّطْفَ وَالتَّوَاضُعَ وَالوَدَاعَةَ وَطُولَ الْبَالِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:21 - أَطْلُبُ مِنْكَ أَمَامَ اللهِ وَالْمَسِيحِ وَالْمَلائِكَةِ الْمُخْتَارِينَ أَنْ تَعْمَلَ بِهذِهِ التَّوْصِيَاتِ دُونَ مُحَابَاةِ أَشْخَاصٍ، فَلا تَعْمَلَ شَيْئاً بِتَحَيُّزٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 2:10 - لِهَذَا السَّبَبِ أَحْتَمِلُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ بِصَبْرٍ لأَجْلِ الَّذِينَ اخْتَارَهُمُ اللهُ، لِكَيْ يَحْصُلُوا، هُمْ أَيْضاً، عَلَى الْخَلاصِ الَّذِي فِي الْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ مَعَ الْمَجْدِ الأَبَدِيِّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:1 - مِنْ بُولُسَ، عَبْدِ اللهِ وَرَسُولِ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ فِي سَبِيلِ إِيمَانِ مَنِ اخْتَارَهُمُ اللهُ، وَمَعْرِفَتِهِمْ لِلْحَقِّ الْمُوَافِقِ لِلتَّقْوَى،

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:1 - مِنْ بُطْرُسَ، رَسُولِ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ إِلَى الْمُشَتَّتِينَ الْمُغْتَرِبِينَ فِي بِلادِ بُنْطُسَ وَغَلاطِيَّةَ وَكَبَّدُوكِيَّةَ وَآسِيَّا وَبِيثِينِيَّةَ،

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:4 - فَأَنْتُمْ قَدْ أَتَيْتُمْ إِلَيْهِ، بِاعْتِبَارِهِ الحَجَرَ الحَيَّ الَّذِي رَفَضَهُ النَّاسُ، وَاخْتَارَهُ اللهُ، وَهُوَ ثَمِينٌ عِنْدَهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:6 - وَكَمَا يَقُولُ الْكِتَابُ: «هَا أَنَا أَضَعُ فِي صِهْيَوْنَ حَجَرَ زَاوِيَةٍ، مُخْتَاراً وَثَمِيناً. الَّذِي يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ، لَا يَخِيبُ!»

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 2:9 - فَإِنَّ سُقُوطَهُمْ أَمْرٌ حَتْمِيٌّ! وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ، فَإِنَّكُمْ تُشَكِّلُونَ جمَاعَةَ كَهَنَةٍ مُلُوكِيَّةً، وَسُلالَةً اخْتَارَهَا اللهُ، وَأُمَّةً كَرَّسَهَا لِنَفْسِهِ، وَشَعْباً امْتَلَكَهُ. وَذَلِكَ لِكَيْ تُخْبِرُوا بِفَضَائِلِ الرَّبِّ، الَّذِي دَعَاكُمْ مِنَ الظَّلامِ إِلَى نُورِهِ الْعَجِيبِ!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Jo 1:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Jo 1:1 - مِنْ يُوحَنَّا الشَّيْخِ، إِلَى السَّيِّدَةِ الَّتِي اخْتَارَهَا اللهُ، وَإِلَى أَوْلادِهَا الَّذِينَ أُحِبُّهُمْ جَمِيعاً بِالْحَقِّ، وَلَسْتُ أَنَا وَحْدِي أُحِبُّهُمْ، بَلْ أَيْضاً جَمِيعُ الَّذِينَ عَرَفُوا الْحَقَّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Jo 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Jo 1:13 - يُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْكِ أَوْلادُ أُخْتِكِ الَّتِي اخْتَارَهَا اللهُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:14 - ثُمَّ يُحَارِبُونَ الْحَمَلَ، وَلَكِنَّ الْحَمَلَ يَهْزِمُهُمْ، لأَنَّهُ رَبُّ الأَرْبَابِ وَمَلِكُ الْمُلُوكِ، وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ هُمُ الْمَدْعُوُّونَ، الْمُخْتَارُونَ، الْمُؤْمِنُونَ».
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