Strong's Greek · G1588

ἐκλεκτός

eklektós

chosen, elect

Definition

select; by implication, favorite

Derivation

from G1586 (ἐκλέγομαι);

Appears 22 times in Scripture

1 Peter 1:1

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen

Matthew 24:24

For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.

Colossians 3:12

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

Luke 18:7

Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?

Matthew 24:22

If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short.

Romans 8:33

Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.

Romans 16:13

Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.

Luke 23:35

The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.”

Matthew 24:31

And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

Matthew 22:14

For many are called, but few are chosen.”

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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