G1588 ἐκλεκτός
Strong's Greek Concordance · 25 KJV occurrences
ἐκλεκτός
eklektós
Definition
select; by implication, favorite
KJV Renderings
chosen, elect
Derivation / Etymology
from G1586 (ἐκλέγομαι);
Sample KJV Verses (8 of 25)
- Matthew 20:16So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
- Matthew 24:24For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
- Mark 13:20And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
- Luke 18:7And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
- Romans 8:33Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.
- 1 Timothy 5:21I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.
- Titus 1:1Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
- 1 Peter 2:9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: