ἐκλογήeklogḗ
(divine) selection (abstractly or concretely)
Greek (New Testament) · G1589
Meanings
a choice, selection; in NT, always of the Divine choice (EV, election): σκεῦος ἐκλογῆς, genitive qual., a chosen vessel; κατ ἐ., Romans 9:11, Romans 11:5, Romans 11:28; with genitive of person, 1 Thessalonians 1:4, 2 Peter 1:10; by by metonymy, ἡ ἐ. = οἱ ἐκλεκτοί, Romans 11:7.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Acts 9:15 But the Lord said, “Go, for Saul is my chosen instrument to take my message to the Gentiles and to kings, as well as to the people of Israel.
- Romans 9:11 But before they were born, before they had done anything good or bad, she received a message from God. (This message shows that God chooses people according to his own purposes;
- Romans 11:5 It is the same today, for a few of the people of Israel have remained faithful because of God’s grace—his undeserved kindness in choosing them.
- Romans 11:7 So this is the situation: Most of the people of Israel have not found the favor of God they are looking for so earnestly. A few have—the ones God has chosen—but the hearts of the rest were hardened.
- Romans 11:28 Many of the people of Israel are now enemies of the Good News, and this benefits you Gentiles. Yet they are still the people he loves because he chose their ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:4 We know, dear brothers and sisters, that God loves you and has chosen you to be his own people.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.