ἐκλέγομαι (eklégomai) — Make Choice

Strong's G1586 is tagged on 22 words in 20 verses across 7 books of the word-by-word Greek New Testament text on this site. It first appears in Mark 13:20 and last appears in James 2:5.

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Books where it appears most

Verses (all 20)

• Mark 13:20 — ἐξελέξατο — He chose
• Luke 6:13 — ἐκλεξάμενος — having chosen out
• Luke 9:35 — ἐκλελεγμένος — chosen
• Luke 10:42 — ἐξελέξατο — has chosen
• Luke 14:7 — ἐξελέγοντο — they were choosing out
• John 6:70 — ἐξελεξάμην — did choose
• John 13:18 — ἐξελεξάμην — I chose
• John 15:16 — ἐξελέξασθε — chose
• John 15:19 — ἐξελεξάμην — chose
• Acts 1:2 — ἐξελέξατο — He had chosen
• Acts 1:24 — ἐξελέξω — You have chosen
• Acts 6:5 — ἐξελέξαντο — they chose
• Acts 13:17 — ἐξελέξατο — chose
• Acts 15:7 — ἐξελέξατο — chose
• Acts 15:22 — ἐκλεξαμένους — having chosen
• Acts 15:25 — ἐκλεξαμένοις — having chosen
• 1 Corinthians 1:27 — ἐξελέξατο — has chosen
• 1 Corinthians 1:28 — ἐξελέξατο — chose
• Ephesians 1:4 — ἐξελέξατο — He chose
• James 2:5 — ἐξελέξατο — has chosen

Related entries

Named in this entry's derivation: G1537 ἐκ (ek), G3004 λέγω (légō).

Entries whose derivation names this word: G1588 ἐκλεκτός (eklektós), G1589 ἐκλογή (eklogḗ), G4899 συνεκλεκτός (syneklektós).

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