Strong's #1586: eklegomai (pronounced ek-leg'-om-ahee)

middle voice from 1537 and 3004 (in its primary sense); to select:--make choice, choose (out), chosen.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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eklegomai

1) to pick out, choose, to pick or choose out for one' s self

1a) choosing one out of many, i.e. Jesus choosing his disciples

1b) choosing one for an office

1c) of God choosing whom he judged fit to receive his favours and separated from the rest of mankind to be peculiarly his own and to be attended continually by his gracious oversight

1c1) i.e. the Israelites

1d) of God the Father choosing Christians, as those whom he set apart from the irreligious multitude as dear unto himself, and whom he has rendered, through faith in Christ, citizens in the Messianic kingdom: (James 2:5) so that the ground of the choice lies in Christ and his merits only

Part of Speech: verb

Relation: middle voice from G1537 and G3004 (in its primary sense)

Citing in TDNT: 4:144, 505

Usage:

This word is used 21 times:

 

Mark 13:20: "should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen,"
Luke 6:13: "and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named"
Luke 10:42: "needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not"
Luke 14:7: "those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto"
John 6:70: "them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one"
John 13:18: "I know whom I have chosen: but that the Scripture"
John 15:16: "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you,"
John 15:16: "me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you,"
John 15:19: "the world, but I have chosen you out of the"
Acts 1:2: "unto the apostles whom he had chosen:"
Acts 1:24: "whether of these two thou hast chosen,"
Acts 6:5: "whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith"
Acts 13:17: "of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted"
Acts 15:7: "how that a good while ago God made choice among us,"
Acts 15:22: "whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to"
Acts 15:25: "being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with"
1 Corinthians 1:27: "But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to"
1 Corinthians 1:27: "wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world"
1 Corinthians 1:28: "and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not,"
Ephesians 1:4: "According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world,"
James 2:5: "brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world"