ΕΠΙΛΕΚΤΑ, επιλεκτα
EPILEKTA, epilekta
Sounds Like: ep-ee-LEK-tah
Translations: chosen, elect, choice, excellent, precious, valuable, select, a chosen thing, chosen things
From the root: ΕΠΙΛΕΚΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something or someone that has been selected or chosen, often implying a high degree of quality, value, or preference. It can refer to individuals who are 'elect' or 'chosen' by God, or to things that are 'choice' or 'excellent' in quality. In the provided context, it refers to 'choice things' or 'valuable possessions'. It is a compound word formed from the preposition ΕΠΙ (upon, over) and a derivative of the verb ΛΕΓΩ (to pick, choose).
Inflection: Plural, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G1942 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Joel — 4:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΛΕΚΤΟΣ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΛΕΚΤΟΙΣ — (to) chosen, (to) elect, (to) select
- ἘΠΙΛΕΚΤΟΣ — chosen, elect, select, excellent, choice
- ἘΠΙΛΕΚΤΟΥ — chosen, elect, choice, excellent, select
- ἘΠΙΛΕΚΤΟΥΣ — chosen, elect, picked, select
- ἘΠΙΛΕΚΤΩΝ — of chosen ones, of the elect, of select ones
- ΕΠΙΛΕΚΤΟΙΣ — (to) chosen, (to) elect, (to) select, (to) picked
- ΕΠΙΛΕΚΤΟΣ — chosen, elect, select, choice, excellent, a chosen one, an elect one
- ΕΠΙΛΕΚΤΟΥΣ — chosen, elect, select, picked out
- ΕΠΙΛΕΚΤΩΝ — of chosen ones, of elect ones, of select ones
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