Greek adjective · G1588
ἐκλεκτός
eklektosek-lek-tos'
choice, select; As in Inscr. (MM
22 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: eklektós
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1588is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 11 of 27New Testament books
- 11spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1588
select; by implication, favorite
The King James renders it: chosen, elect.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
eklektos is rendered "choice, select; As in Inscr. (MM". It stands 22 times in the Greek text, across eleven books.
- Four of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "choice, select".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 22:14For many are called, but few are chosen.”
- The Greek text spells it eleven different ways.
The first use
For many are called, but few are chosen.”
Matthew 22:14ἐκλεκτοί.¶
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in eleven of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: choice, select, and As in Inscr. (MM.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| choice, select | Tagged as
| WhereRomans 16:13Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me as well. |
| As in Inscr. (MM | Tagged as
| WherePsalms 105:43He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy. |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 22, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
11 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- ἐκλεκτοὺς4
- ἐκλεκτῶν4
- ἐκλεκτὸν3
- ἐκλεκτούς3
- ἐκλεκτοὶ2
- ἐκλεκτῇ1
- ἐκλεκτῆς1
- ἐκλεκτοί.¶1
- ἐκλεκτοῖς1
- ἐκλεκτόν1
- ἐκλεκτός.¶1
The grammar of each form
- adjective · accusative (object) · masculine plural7A-APM
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural4A-GPM
- adjective · accusative (object) · masculine singular3A-ASM
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine plural3A-NPM
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural1A-DPM
- adjective · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular1A-DSF
- adjective · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1A-GSF
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1A-NSM
- adjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singular1A-NSN
Matthew
four uses
For many are called, but few are chosen.”
- ἐκλεκτοί.¶eklektoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: chosen
If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.
- ἐκλεκτοὺςeklektousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: elect
For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
- ἐκλεκτούςeklektousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: elect
And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.
- ἐκλεκτοὺςeklektousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: elect
Mark
three uses
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.
- ἐκλεκτοὺςeklektousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: elect
For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
- ἐκλεκτούςeklektousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: elect
And He will send out the angels to gather His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
- ἐκλεκτοὺςeklektousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: elect
Luke
two uses
Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?
- ἐκλεκτῶνeklektonadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: elect
The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”
- ἐκλεκτός.¶eklektosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Chosen
Romans
two uses
Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.
- ἐκλεκτῶνeklektonadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: elect
Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.
- ἐκλεκτὸνeklektonadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: chosen
Colossians
one use
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
- ἐκλεκτοὶeklektoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: elect
1 Timothy
one use
I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
- ἐκλεκτῶνeklektonadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: elect
2 Timothy
one use
For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
- ἐκλεκτούςeklektousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: elect
Titus
one use
Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,
- ἐκλεκτῶνeklektonadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: of elect
1 Peter
four uses
Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen
- ἐκλεκτοῖςeklektoisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: To elect
As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
- ἐκλεκτὸνeklektonadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: chosen
For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
- ἐκλεκτὸνeklektonadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a chosen
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- ἐκλεκτόνeklektonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: chosen
2 John
two uses
The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I alone, but also all who know the truth—
- ἐκλεκτῇeklekteaadjective · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singulartagged: To elect
The children of your elect sister send you greetings.
- ἐκλεκτῆςeklektesadjective · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: elect
Revelation
one use
They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
- ἐκλεκτοὶeklektoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: chosen
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.