ΕΠΙΛΕΞΑΜΕΝΟΣ, επιλεξαμενος
EPILEXAMENOS, epilexamenos
Sounds Like: eh-pee-LEK-sah-meh-nos
Translations: having chosen for oneself, having selected for oneself, having picked out for oneself
From the root: ΕΠΙΛΕΓΟΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'epilegōmai', meaning 'to choose for oneself' or 'to select'. It describes an action completed in the past by the subject, with the implication that the choice was made for their own benefit or purpose. It is often used to indicate a deliberate and personal selection.
Inflection: Aorist, Middle Voice, Nominative, Masculine, Singular
Strong’s number: G1951 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Acts of the Apostles — 15:40
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΠΙΛΕΓΟΜΑΙ.
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.
- ἘΠΙΛΕΞΑΜΕΝΟΣ — having chosen, having selected, having picked out, having elected
- ἘΠΙΛΕΞΑΜΕΝΟΥΣ — having chosen, having selected, having picked out
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