What does ἐγώ · ἐκλέγομαι mean in the Bible?
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Greek · G1473, G1586
ἐγὼ ἐξελεξάμην
:--I, me. · to select
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ἐγώG1473:--I, me.
Pronunciationegṓ
Open lexicon entry →ἐκλέγομαιG1586to select
Pronunciationeklégomai
Divine selection of persons or things for a specific purpose, especially Christ choosing disciples
Open lexicon entry →What does ἐγὼ ἐξελεξάμην (egō exelexamēn) mean in the Bible?
ἐγώ · ἐκλέγομαι is a Greek phrase meaning ":--I, me.".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1473, G1586?
G1473, G1586 is connected to 2,572 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. :--I, me.
Source Gloss
:--I, me.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 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 patterns8Aligned forms2572Case patternGenitive (1073)Number patternSingular (1711)
Nominative · SingularMatt 3:11 · Matt 3:14 · Matt 5:22 · Matt 5:28 · Matt 5:32 · Matt 5:34 · Matt 5:39 · Matt 5:44 · Matt 8:7 · Matt 8:9 · Matt 10:16 · Matt 11:10 · Matt 12:27 · Matt 12:28 · Matt 14:27 · Matt 20:15343×
Nominative · PluralMatt 6:12 · Matt 9:14 · Matt 17:19 · Matt 19:27 · Matt 28:14 · Mark 9:28 · Mark 10:28 · Mark 14:58 · Luke 3:14 · Luke 9:13 · Luke 18:28 · Luke 23:41 · Luke 24:21 · John 1:16 · John 4:22 · John 6:42127×
Genitive · SingularMatt 2:6 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 3:11 · Matt 3:17 · Matt 4:19 · Matt 5:11 · Matt 7:21 · Matt 7:23 · Matt 7:24 · Matt 7:26 · Matt 8:6 · Matt 8:8 · Matt 8:9 · Matt 8:21 · Matt 9:18 · Matt 10:18673×
Genitive · PluralMatt 1:23 · Matt 6:9 · Matt 6:11 · Matt 6:12 · Matt 8:17 · Matt 15:23 · Matt 20:33 · Matt 21:42 · Matt 23:30 · Matt 25:8 · Matt 27:25 · Matt 28:13 · Mark 9:40 · Mark 11:10 · Mark 12:7 · Mark 12:11400×
Dative · SingularMatt 2:8 · Matt 4:9 · Matt 7:21 · Matt 7:22 · Matt 8:21 · Matt 8:22 · Matt 9:9 · Matt 10:32 · Matt 11:6 · Matt 11:27 · Matt 14:8 · Matt 14:18 · Matt 15:25 · Matt 15:32 · Matt 16:24 · Matt 17:17317×
Dative · PluralMatt 3:15 · Matt 6:11 · Matt 6:12 · Matt 8:29 · Matt 13:36 · Matt 15:15 · Matt 15:33 · Matt 19:27 · Matt 20:12 · Matt 21:25 · Matt 22:17 · Matt 22:25 · Matt 24:3 · Matt 25:8 · Matt 25:9 · Matt 25:11167×
Accusative · SingularMatt 3:14 · Matt 8:2 · Matt 10:33 · Matt 10:37 · Matt 10:40 · Matt 11:28 · Matt 14:28 · Matt 14:30 · Matt 15:8 · Matt 15:9 · Matt 15:22 · Matt 16:15 · Matt 18:5 · Matt 18:6 · Matt 18:21 · Matt 18:32378×
Accusative · PluralMatt 6:13 · Matt 8:29 · Matt 8:31 · Matt 9:27 · Matt 13:56 · Matt 17:4 · Matt 20:7 · Matt 20:30 · Matt 20:31 · Matt 27:4 · Matt 27:25 · Mark 1:24 · Mark 5:12 · Mark 6:3 · Mark 9:5 · Mark 9:22167×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 22 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist20perfect1imperfect1
Voice
middle21passive1
Mood
indicative18participle4
NT Occurrences
Mark 13:20ἐξελέξατοaorist middle indicativecompletedLuke 6:13ἐκλεξάμενοςaorist middle participleparticipleLuke 9:35ἐκλελεγμένοςperfect passive participleparticipleLuke 10:42ἐξελέξατοaorist middle indicativecompletedLuke 14:7ἐξελέγοντοimperfect middle indicativebackgroundJohn 6:70ἐξελεξάμηνaorist middle indicativecompletedJohn 13:18ἐξελεξάμηνaorist middle indicativecompletedJohn 15:16ἐξελέξασθεaorist middle indicativecompletedJohn 15:16ἐξελεξάμηνaorist middle indicativecompletedJohn 15:19ἐξελεξάμηνaorist middle indicativecompletedActs 1:2ἐξελέξατοaorist middle indicativecompletedActs 1:24ἐξελέξωaorist middle indicativecompletedActs 6:5ἐξελέξαντοaorist middle indicativecompletedActs 13:17ἐξελέξατοaorist middle indicativecompletedActs 15:22ἐκλεξαμένουςaorist middle participleparticipleActs 15:25ἐκλεξαμένοιςaorist middle participleparticipleActs 15:7ἐξελέξατοaorist middle indicativecompleted1 Corinthians 1:27ἐξελέξατοaorist middle indicativecompleted1 Corinthians 1:27ἐξελέξατοaorist middle indicativecompleted1 Corinthians 1:28ἐξελέξατοaorist middle indicativecompletedEphesians 1:4ἐξελέξατοaorist middle indicativecompletedJames 2:5ἐξελέξατοaorist middle indicativecompleted
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)