| Strong's Concordance eklektos: select, by impl. favoriteOriginal Word: ἐκλεκτός, ή, όνPart of Speech: AdjectiveTransliteration: eklektosPhonetic Spelling: (ek-lek-tos')Short Definition: chosen, elect, choice, selectDefinition: chosen out, elect, choice, select, sometimes as subst: of those chosen out by God for the rendering of special service to Him (of the Hebrew race, particular Hebrews, the Messiah, and the Christians). HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 1588 eklektós (an adjective, derived from 1586 /eklégomai, "to select, choose," also used as a substantive/noun) – properly, selected (chosen from, out of), especially as a deeply personal choice – literally "chosen, out of a personal preference (intention)."  See 1586 (eklegomai). Typically, 1588 /eklektós ("select, chosen") describes people who choose to follow the Lord, i.e. become God's choice by freely receiving faith (4102 /pístis) from Him.  Accordingly, these two terms are directly connected (see Tit 1:1; Lk 18:7,8). Thayer's Greek LexiconSTRONGS NT 1588: ἐκλεκτόςἐκλεκτός , 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 (), 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); ; 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).   
 
 Strong's Exhaustive Concordancechosen, elect. From eklegomai; select; by implication, favorite -- chosen, elect.  see GREEK eklegomai  Forms and Transliterationsεκλεκτά εκλεκταί εκλεκτάς εκλεκτη εκλεκτή ἐκλεκτῇ εκλεκτήν εκλεκτης εκλεκτής ἐκλεκτῆς εκλεκτοι εκλεκτοί ἐκλεκτοί ἐκλεκτοὶ εκλεκτοις εκλεκτοίς ἐκλεκτοῖς εκλεκτον εκλεκτόν ἐκλεκτόν ἐκλεκτὸν εκλεκτος εκλεκτός ἐκλεκτός εκλεκτου εκλεκτού εκλεκτους εκλεκτούς ἐκλεκτούς ἐκλεκτοὺς εκλεκτων εκλεκτών ἐκλεκτῶν εκλευκανθώσι εκλεύκον εκλιμίαν eklekte eklektē eklektêi eklektē̂i eklektes eklektês eklektēs eklektē̂s eklektoi eklektoí eklektoì eklektois eklektoîs eklekton eklektón eklektòn eklektôn eklektōn eklektō̂n eklektos eklektós eklektous eklektoús eklektoùs LinksInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's ConcordanceStrong's Greek 1588 23 Occurrencesἐκλεκτῇ — 1 Occ.ἐκλεκτῆς — 1 Occ.ἐκλεκτῶν — 4 Occ.ἐκλεκτοί — 4 Occ.ἐκλεκτοῖς — 1 Occ.ἐκλεκτὸν — 4 Occ.ἐκλεκτός — 1 Occ.ἐκλεκτοὺς — 7 Occ.Matthew 20:16 Adj-NMPGRK: ὀλίγοι δὲ ἐκλεκτοί KJV:
   but few chosen.INT:  few however chosen Matthew 22:14 Adj-NMPGRK: ὀλίγοι δὲ ἐκλεκτοί
 NAS:  are called, but few [are] chosen.
 KJV:  but few [are] chosen.
 INT: few however chosen
 Matthew 24:22 Adj-AMPGRK: δὲ τοὺς ἐκλεκτοὺς κολοβωθήσονται αἱ
 NAS:  but for the sake of the elect those
 KJV:  but for the elect's sake those days
 INT: however the elect will be shortened the
 Matthew 24:24 Adj-AMPGRK: καὶ τοὺς ἐκλεκτούς
 NAS:  possible, even the elect.
 KJV:  they shall deceive the very elect.
 INT: even the elect
 Matthew 24:31 Adj-AMPGRK: ἐπισυνάξουσιν τοὺς ἐκλεκτοὺς αὐτοῦ ἐκ
 NAS:  and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His elect from the four
 KJV:  his elect from
 INT: they will gather together the elect of him from
 Mark 13:20 Adj-AMPGRK: διὰ τοὺς ἐκλεκτοὺς οὓς ἐξελέξατο
 NAS:  but for the sake of the elect, whom
 KJV:  for the elect's sake, whom
 INT: on account of the elect whom he chose
 Mark 13:22 Adj-AMPGRK: δυνατὸν τοὺς ἐκλεκτούς
 NAS:  if possible, the elect.
 KJV:  [it were] possible, even the elect.
 INT: possible the elect
 Mark 13:27 Adj-AMPGRK: ἐπισυνάξει τοὺς ἐκλεκτοὺς αὐτοῦ ἐκ
 NAS:  and will gather together His elect from the four
 KJV:  his elect from
 INT: will gather together the elect of him from
 Luke 18:7 Adj-GMPGRK: ἐκδίκησιν τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτοῦ τῶν
 NAS:  justice for His elect who cry
 KJV:  avenge his own elect, which cry
 INT: avenging of the elect of him who
 Luke 23:35 Adj-NMSGRK: θεοῦ ὁ ἐκλεκτός
 NAS:  is the Christ of God, His Chosen One.
 KJV:  be Christ, the chosen of God.
 INT: of God the chosen
 Romans 8:33 Adj-GMPGRK: ἐγκαλέσει κατὰ ἐκλεκτῶν θεοῦ θεὸς
 NAS:  God's elect? God
 KJV:  of God's elect? [It is] God
 INT: will bring an accusation against [the] elect of God [It is] God
 Romans 16:13 Adj-AMSGRK: Ῥοῦφον τὸν ἐκλεκτὸν ἐν κυρίῳ
 NAS:  Rufus, a choice man in the Lord,
 KJV:  Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord,
 INT: Rufus the chosen in [the] Lord
 Colossians 3:12 Adj-NMPGRK: οὖν ὡς ἐκλεκτοὶ τοῦ θεοῦ
 NAS:  So, as those who have been chosen of God,
 KJV:  therefore, as the elect of God, holy
 INT: therefore as elect of God
 1 Timothy 5:21 Adj-GMPGRK: καὶ τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν ἀγγέλων ἵνα
 NAS:  Jesus and of [His] chosen angels,
 KJV:  Christ, and the elect angels, that
 INT: and the elect angels that
 2 Timothy 2:10 Adj-AMPGRK: διὰ τοὺς ἐκλεκτούς ἵνα καὶ
 NAS:  of those who are chosen, so
 KJV:  all things for the elect's sakes, that
 INT: for sake of the elect that also
 Titus 1:1 Adj-GMPGRK: κατὰ πίστιν ἐκλεκτῶν θεοῦ καὶ
 NAS:  for the faith of those chosen of God
 KJV:  of God's elect, and
 INT: according to [the] faith of [the] elect of God and
 1 Peter 1:1 Adj-DMPGRK: Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐκλεκτοῖς παρεπιδήμοις διασπορᾶς
 NAS:  Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen
 INT: of Jesus Christ to [the] elect exiles of [the] dispersion
 1 Peter 2:4 Adj-AMSGRK: δὲ θεῷ ἐκλεκτὸν ἔντιμον
 NAS:  by men, but is choice and precious
 KJV:  men, but chosen of God,
 INT: moreover God chosen [and] precious
 1 Peter 2:6 Adj-AMSGRK: Σιὼν λίθον ἐκλεκτὸν ἀκρογωνιαῖον ἔντιμον
 NAS:  IN ZION A CHOICE STONE,
 KJV:  stone, elect, precious:
 INT: Zion a stone chosen corner precious
 1 Peter 2:9 Adj-NNSGRK: δὲ γένος ἐκλεκτόν βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα
 NAS:  But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal
 KJV:  ye [are] a chosen generation,
 INT: however [are] a race chosen a royal priesthood
 2 John 1:1 Adj-DFSGRK: Ο ΠΡΕΣΒΥΤΕΡΟΣ ἐκλεκτῇ κυρίᾳ καὶ
 NAS:  The elder to the chosen lady
 KJV:  The elder unto the elect lady and
 INT: The elder to [the] elect lady and
 2 John 1:13 Adj-GFSGRK: σου τῆς ἐκλεκτῆς
 NAS:  The children of your chosen sister
 KJV:  The children of thy elect sister greet
 INT: of you elect
 Revelation 17:14 Adj-NMPGRK: κλητοὶ καὶ ἐκλεκτοὶ καὶ πιστοί
 NAS:  are with Him [are the] called and chosen and faithful.
 KJV:  and chosen, and
 INT: called and chosen and faithful
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