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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G1589 - Election

Strong's No.:G1589

Greek:ἐκλογή

Transliteration:eklogē

Phonetic:ek-log-ay'

Word Origin:From G1586

Bible Usage:chosen election.

Part of Speech:Noun Feminine

Strongs
Definition:

(divine) selection (abstractly or concretely)


Thayers
Definition:

1. the act of picking out, choosing

a. of the act of God's free will by which before the foundation of the world he decreed his blessings to certain persons

b. the decree made from choice by which he determined to bless certain persons through Christ by grace alone

2. a thing or person chosen

a. of persons: God's elect


Bible References:
Election

Translation
Occurrences:
chosen ( 1 )
election ( 6 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.