ἘΚΛΟΓΗΝ, ἐκλογην
EKLOGĒN, eklogēn
Sounds Like: ek-lo-GAYN
Translations: choice, a choice, election, a selection, chosen ones, the elect
From the root: ΕΚΛΟΓΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of choosing or selecting something or someone. It can also refer to the group of people who have been chosen or elected. In a theological context, it often refers to God's act of choosing individuals or a people for a specific purpose.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G1589 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:33
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 8:3
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 49:1
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
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.
- 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
- ΕΚΛΟΓ‾Η‾ — election, choice, selection, a choice, a selection
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