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eklegō G1586

ἐκλέγω (eklegō) means “to select” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ἐκλέγω Greek · G1586 22 tagged occurrences in 20 verses

Pronunciation guide: ek-leg'-om-ahee Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G1586

ἐκλέγω · eklegō · to select

ἐκ-λέγω [in LXX chiefly for בָּחַר ;] to pick out, choose. In NT always mid. (exc. Luk.9:35, ἐκλελεγμένος, WH, ἀγαπητός, R, mg.), to pick out for oneself, choose (cf. M, Pr., 157 f.): with accusative of thing(s), Luk.10:42 14:7; with accusative of person(s), Act.6:5 15:22, 25; of Christ (see supr.), Luk.9:35; of Christ's choice of disciples, Luk.6:13, Jhn.6:70 13:18 15:16, 19 Act.1:2; of the Divine choice: of persons, Mrk.13:20, Act.1:24 13:17 15:7, Eph.1:4, Jas.2:5; of things, 1Co.1:27-28 (Cremer, 402, 773).† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

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

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How translators render G1586

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
chose 7
chosen 2
choose 1
has chosen 1
have chosen 1
he chose 1
he had chosen 1
he has chosen 1
i have chosen 1
made a choice 1
they chose 1
to choose 1
to select 1
whom i have chosen 1
you have chosen 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
chosen 6
hath chosen 3
hath 2
have chosen 2
he hath chosen 2
chose 1
have 1
he chose 1
he had chosen 1
i have chosen 1
made choice 1
they chose 1
they chose out 1
thou hast chosen 1

Verses containing G1586

Page 1 of 1. 20 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Mark 13:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If the Lord had not cut short those days, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, whom He has chosen, He has cut them short.

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  2. Luke 6:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:

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  3. Luke 9:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”

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  4. Luke 10:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”

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  5. Luke 14:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:

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  6. John 6:70 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”

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  7. John 13:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’

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  8. John 15:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

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  9. John 15:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.

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  10. Acts 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.

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  11. Acts 1:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen

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  12. Acts 6:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.

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  13. Acts 13:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.

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  14. Acts 15:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    After much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you that the Gentiles would hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe.

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  15. Acts 15:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,

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  16. Acts 15:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

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  17. 1 Corinthians 1:27 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

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  18. 1 Corinthians 1:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,

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  19. Ephesians 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love

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  20. James 2:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?

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