Greek Word Study
ἐκλέγομαι
eklégomai
G1586
Quick Facts
Strong's Number
G1586
KJV Translations
make choicechoose (out)chosen
Derivation / Root
middle voice from G1537 (ἐκ) and G3004 (λέγω) (in its primary sense);
Definition of eklégomai
ἐκλέγομαι (eklégomai) — to select
Word Origin
This word comes middle voice from G1537 (ἐκ) and G3004 (λέγω) (in its primary sense); See the root words: G1537 (ἐκ), G3004 (λέγω).
KJV Translation Variants
The Greek word ἐκλέγομαι (eklégomai) is translated into the following English words in the King James Version:
Translation data from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
Related Greek Words
Words sharing the same root or derived from ἐκλέγομαι.
ἐκ
ek
G1537
literal or figurative; direct or remote)
λέγω
légō
G3004
properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 (ἔπω) and G5346 (φημί) generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 (ῥέω) is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 (λαλέω) means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
ἐκλεκτός
eklektós
G1588
select; by implication, favorite
ἐκλογή
eklogḗ
G1589
(divine) selection (abstractly or concretely)
συνεκλεκτός
syneklektós
G4899
chosen in company with, i.e. co-elect (fellow Christian)
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