NIV

NIV

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G1951 - epilegō

Choose a new font size and typeface
ἐπιλέγω
Transliteration
epilegō (Key)
Pronunciation
ep-ee-leg'-om-ahee
Listen
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Middle voice from ἐπί (G1909) and λέγω (G3004)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

Strong’s Definitions

ἐπιλέγομαι epilégomai, ep-ee-leg'-om-ahee; middle voice from G1909 and G3004; to surname, select:—call, choose.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G1951 in the following manner: be called (1x), choose (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G1951 in the following manner: be called (1x), choose (1x).
  1. to say besides

  2. to surname

  3. to choose for

  4. to choose for one's self

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐπιλέγομαι epilégomai, ep-ee-leg'-om-ahee; middle voice from G1909 and G3004; to surname, select:—call, choose.
STRONGS G1951:
ἐπιλέγω: [present passive participle ἐπιλεγόμενος]; 1 aorist middle participle ἐπιλεξάμενος;
1. to say besides [cf. ἐπί, D. 4] (Herodotus, and others.); to surname (Plato, legg. 3, p. 700 b.): in passive John 5:2 [Tdf. τό λεγ.], unless the meaning to name (put a name upon) be preferred here; cf. ἐπονομάζω.
2. to choose for (Herodotus and following; Sept.); middle to choose for oneself: Acts 15:40 (2 Samuel 10:9; Herodotus 3, 157; Thucydides 7, 19; Diodorus 3, 73 (74); 14, 12; Josephus, Antiquities 4, 2, 4, and others).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Samuel
10:9
John
5:2
Acts
15:40

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1951 matches the Greek ἐπιλέγω (epilegō),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:2 - Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda[fn] and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:40 - but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the believers to the grace of the Lord.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NIV
 [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NIV

Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan