Greek word study

ἐκλέγομαιeklégomai I choose, elect

I pick out for myself, choose, elect, select.

Translated in the King James as: make choice, choose (out), chosen

Appears 22 times in Scripture

Origin: middle voice from G1537 (ἐκ) and G3004 (λέγω) (in its primary sense);

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Where it appears

Mark 1×
Mark 13:20
Luke 4×
Luke 6:13Luke 9:35Luke 10:42Luke 14:7
John 5×
John 6:70John 13:18John 15:16John 15:19+ 1 more in John
Acts 7×
Acts 1:2Acts 1:24Acts 6:5Acts 13:17Acts 15:7Acts 15:22Acts 15:25
1 Corinthians 3×
1 Cor 1:271 Cor 1:28+ 1 more in 1 Corinthians
Ephesians 1×
Eph 1:4
James 1×
James 2:5

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.