| Strong's Number: 1588 | encodedOriginalWord |
| Original Word | Word Origin | | | ἐκλεκτός
| | from (1586) | | Transliterated Word | Phonetic Spelling | | | eklektos | | ek-lek-tos'
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| | Parts of Speech | TDNT | | | Adjective | | 4:181,505 | | Definition | | |
- picked out, chosen
- chosen by God,
- to obtain salvation through Christ 1a
- Christians are called "chosen or elect" of God
- the Messiah in called "elect", as appointed by God to the most exalted office conceivable
- choice, select, i.e. the best of its kind or class, excellence preeminent: applied to certain individual Christians
| | Translated Words | | | KJV (23) - chosen, 7; elect, 16; NAS (21) - choice, 2; choice man, 1; chosen, 9; chosen one, 1; elect, 8; | | Verse Count | | KJV | NAS | | | | | |
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