ΕΠΙΛΕΞΑΙ, επιλεξαι
EPILEXAI, epilexai
Sounds Like: ep-ee-LEK-sahee
Translations: to choose, to select, to pick out, to choose for oneself
From the root: ΕΠΙΛΕΓΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to choose, select, or pick out. It implies making a deliberate choice from a group or set of options. It can also carry the nuance of choosing something for oneself. In the provided form, it is an aorist infinitive, indicating a completed action of choosing, or an aorist imperative, commanding someone to choose.
Inflection: Aorist Active Infinitive or Aorist Middle Imperative (2nd Person Singular)
Strong’s number: G1951 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Sirach — 6:18
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΛΕΓΩ.
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.
- ἘΠΕΙΠΟΝ — I said in addition, I added, I spoke further, I said besides
- ἘΠΕΙΠΩΝ — having said, having spoken, after saying, after speaking
- ἘΠΕΛΕΓΕΤΟ — he was choosing, he was selecting, he was picking out, it was being chosen, it was being selected, it was being picked out
- ἘΠΕΛΕΓΟΝ — I was choosing, I was selecting, I was picking out, I was calling upon
- ἘΠΕΛΕΞΑΜΕΝ — we chose, we selected, we picked out
- ἘΠΕΛΕΞΑΝΤΟ — they chose, they selected, they picked out
- ἘΠΕΛΕΞΑΤΟ — he chose, he selected, he picked out
- ἘΠΕΛΕΞΕΝ — chose, selected, picked out
- ἘΠΕΛΕΞΩ — I will choose, I will select, I will pick out
- ἘΠΙΛΕΓΕΙΝ — to say in addition, to add, to call, to name, to choose, to select, to pick out
- ἘΠΙΛΕΓΕΣΘΑΙ — to choose, to select, to name, to call, to be chosen, to be selected, to be named, to be called
- ἘΠΙΛΕΓΟΜΕΝΟΝ — called, named, surnamed, chosen, selected
- ἘΠΙΛΕΓΟΝΤΕΣ — choosing, selecting, picking out, speaking in addition, saying besides, adding, calling, naming
- ἘΠΙΛΕΞΑΙ — choose, select, pick out, elect
- ἘΠΙΛΕΞΑΤΩΣΑΝ — let them choose, let them select
- ἘΠΙΛΕΞΗΤΑΙ — he may choose, he may select, he may pick out, he may choose for himself
- ἘΠΙΛΕΞΟΝ — choose, select, pick out
- ἘΠΙΛΕΞΩ — I will choose, I will select, I will pick out
- ΕΠΕΙΠΕ — he said in addition, he added, he spoke besides
- ΕΠΕΙΠΕΙΝ — to say in addition, to add, to speak after, to speak besides, to say further
- ΕΠΕΙΠΟΝ — said in addition, said further, added, spoke again, replied
- ΕΠΕΛΕΓΕΤΟ — he was choosing, he was selecting, it was being chosen, it was being selected, he was being called, it was being called
- ΕΠΕΛΕΓΟΜΑΙ — to choose, to select, to pick out for oneself
- ΕΠΕΛΕΓΟΝ — I was choosing, I was selecting, I was picking out, I was speaking besides, I was adding
- ΕΠΕΛΕΞΑΤΟ — he chose, he selected, he picked out
- ΕΠΕΛΕΞΕ — he chose, he selected, he picked out
- ΕΠΕΛΕΞΕΝ — he chose, he selected, he picked out
- ΕΠΙΛΕΓΟΜΕΝΗ — called, named, surnamed, also called, also named
- ΕΠΙΛΕΓΩ — to choose, to select, to say in addition, to call by name, to name
- ΕΠΙΛΕΛΕΓΜΕΝΑΙΣ — chosen, selected, picked out, appointed
- ΕΠΙΛΕΛΕΓΜΕΝΩΝ — of having been chosen, of having been selected, of chosen ones, of selected ones
- ΕΠΙΛΕΞΑΤΩΣΑΝ — let them choose, they should choose, they must choose
- ΕΠΙΛΕΞΕ — choose, select, pick out, elect
- ΕΠΙΛΕΞΟΝ — choose, select, pick out
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