ἘΠΙΛΕΞΑΝΤΑ, ἐπιλεξαντα
EPILEXANTA, epilexanta
Sounds Like: eh-pee-LEK-san-tah
Translations: having chosen, having selected, having picked out, having gathered
From the root: ἘΠΙΛΕΓΩ
Part of Speech: Participle
Explanation: This word is a participle derived from the verb 'epilegō', meaning 'to choose', 'to select', or 'to pick out'. It describes an action that has already occurred, indicating someone who has performed the act of choosing or selecting. It is often used to describe a person or group that has been chosen for a specific purpose or task.
Inflection: Aorist Active Participle, Masculine, Singular, Accusative
Strong’s number: G1951 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 32:290
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 5 — 5:202
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΙΛΕΓΩ.
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.
- ἘΠΕΙΠΕ — he said in addition, he added, he spoke, he said
- ἘΠΕΙΠΕΙΝ — to say in addition, to add, to say besides, to speak further
- ἘΠΙΛΕΓΟΜΕΝΟΣ — named, called, surnamed, chosen, a named, a called, a surnamed, a chosen
- ἘΠΙΛΕΓΩΝ — choosing, selecting, picking out, speaking in addition, saying in addition, adding
- ἘΠΙΛΕΛΕΓΜΕΝΑΙΣ — chosen, selected, picked out, elect
- ἘΠΙΛΕΞΑΣ — having chosen, having selected, having picked out
- ἘΠΙΛΕΧΘΕΙΣΑ — chosen, selected, picked out
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