Greek - English Dictionary
G1588 - Chosen
| Strong's No.: | G1588 |
| Greek: | ἐκλεκτός |
| Transliteration: | eklektos |
| Phonetic: | ek-lek-tos' |
| Word Origin: | From G1586 |
| Bible Usage: | chosen elect. |
| Part of Speech: | Adjective |
| Strongs Definition: | select; by implication favorite |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. picked out, chosen a. chosen by God, 1. to obtain salvation through Christ 1a b. Christians are called "chosen or elect" of God 1. the Messiah in called "elect", as appointed by God to the most exalted office conceivable 2. choice, select, i.e. the best of its kind or class, excellence preeminent: applied to certain individual Christians |
| Bible References:
Chosen |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
chosen ( 7 )
elect ( 13 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.