What does γένος · ἐκλεκτός mean in the Bible?
γένος · ἐκλεκτός is a Greek phrase meaning "chosen race or people".
Greek · G1085, G1588
γένος ἐκλεκτόν
"Kin" (abstract or concrete, literal or figurative, individual or collective) · select; by implication, favorite
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γένος G1085 "kin" (abstract or concrete, literal or figurative, individual or collective)
Pronunciation génos
Denotes kinship by descent or belonging to a defined group—family, nation, race, or kind.
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ἐκλεκτός G1588 select; by implication, favorite
Pronunciation eklektós
Chosen by God for covenant relationship and privilege, not merely selected for excellence or merit
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What does γένος ἐκλεκτόν (genos eklekton) mean in the Bible?
γένος · ἐκλεκτός is a Greek phrase meaning "chosen race or people".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1085, G1588?
G1085, G1588 is connected to 20 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. chosen race or people
Source Gloss
chosen race or people
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 6 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 6 Aligned forms 20 Case pattern Nominative (8) Number pattern Singular (17)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Mark 9:29 · Acts 7:13 · Acts 17:28 · Acts 17:29 · 1 Pet 2:9 · Rev 22:16 6×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter 1 Cor 12:10 · 1 Cor 14:10 2×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 13:47 · Acts 4:6 · Acts 13:26 · 2 Cor 11:26 · Phil 3:5 5×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Mark 7:26 · Acts 4:36 · Acts 18:2 · Acts 18:24 · Gal 1:14 5×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Acts 7:19 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter 1 Cor 12:28 1×
Word Origins
γένος ἐκλεκτόν is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain