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Name of God’s Son

ΕΚΛΟΓ‾Η‾, εκλογ‾η‾

EKLOG‾Ē‾, eklog‾ē‾

Sounds Like: ek-loh-GEN

Translations: election, choice, selection, a choice, a selection

From the root: ΕΚΛΟΓΗ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word is a scribal abbreviation for ΕΚΛΟΓΗΝ (eklogēn), the accusative singular form of the noun ΕΚΛΟΓΗ (eklogē). It refers to the act of choosing or selecting, often with a connotation of divine or purposeful selection. It can be used in contexts describing a group of chosen people or the process by which they were chosen.

Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G1589 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Codex Sinaiticus
  • Romans — 11:28
  • 1 Thessalonians — 1:4

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΚΛΟΓΗ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

  • ἘΚΛΟΓΗΝ — choice, a choice, election, a selection, chosen ones, the elect
  • ἘΚΛΟΓΗΣ — of election, of choice, of selection, an election, a choice, a selection
  • ΕΚΛΟΓΗ — choice, election, a choice, an election, selection
  • ΕΚΛΟΓΗΝ — election, choice, selection, an election, a choice, a selection
  • ΕΚΛΟΓΗΣ — of choice, of election, of selection

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