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Greek Word Study
G1586
ἐκλέγομαι
eklégomai
G1586 · Greek
To choose, to select, to elect. Eklegomai. You did not choose Me but I chose you. Being chosen by God precedes everything else. Your relationship with God began with His initiative.
Verses with this word
John 15:16
“Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your f...”
Ephesians 1:4
“According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame befor...”
Mark 13:20
“And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chos...”
Luke 6:13
“And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;”
Luke 9:35
“And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.”