Greek noun (feminine) · G1589
ἐκλογή
eklogeek-log-ay'
selecting
7 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: eklogḗ
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1589is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 4 of 27New Testament books
- 3spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1589
(divine) selection (abstractly or concretely)
The King James renders it: chosen, election.
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
ekloge is rendered "selecting". It stands 7 times in the Greek text, across four books.
- Four of the uses stand in Romans, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Acts 9:15“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
- The Greek text spells it three different ways.
The first use
“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
Acts 9:15ἐκλογῆς
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Four of the word's seven uses are in Romans.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- election5
- of choice1
- the elect1
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 7, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
3 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
- ἐκλογὴν5
- ἐκλογὴ1
- ἐκλογῆς1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular5N-ASF
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1N-GSF
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1N-NSF
Acts
one use
“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
- ἐκλογῆςeklogesnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: of choice
Romans
four uses
Yet before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad, in order that God’s plan of election might stand,
- ἐκλογὴνeklogennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: election
In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.
- ἐκλογὴνeklogennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: election
What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened,
- ἐκλογὴeklogenoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: the elect
Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.
- ἐκλογὴνeklogennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: election
1 Thessalonians
one use
Brothers who are beloved by God, we know that He has chosen you,
- ἐκλογὴνeklogennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: election
2 Peter
one use
Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,
- ἐκλογὴνeklogennoun · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: election
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.