Strong’s G1586 · Greek

ἐκλέγομαι
eklégomai

Definition

to select

Etymology

middle voice from G1537 (ἐκ) and G3004 (λέγω) (in its primary sense);

Word family

How the KJV renders it

  • make choice
  • choose (out)
  • chosen

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.