Lexical Definition
ἐκλογή eklogḗ (ek-log-ay') selecting G:N-F
from ἐκλέγομαι
chosen, election.
- (divine) selection (abstractly or concretely)
Abbott-Smith
** ἐκλογή, ῆς ἡ (< ἐκλέγω), [in Aq.: Is 22:7; Sm., Th.: Is 37:24 * ;]
a choice, selection; in NT, always of the Divine choice (EV, election): σκεῦος ἐκλογῆς, gen. qual., a chosen vessel; κατ ἐ., Ro 9:11 11:5, 28; c. gen. pers., I Th 1:4, II Pe 1:10; by meton., ἡ ἐ. = οἱ ἐκλεκτοί, Ro 11:7.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Isaiah | 22:7 · 37:24 |
| Romans | 9:11 · 11:5 · 11:7 · 11:28 |
| 1 Thessalonians | 1:4 |
| 2 Peter | 1:10 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἐκλογή-ή, ἡ,
choice, selection, τῶν ἀρχόντων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐ. [τῶν ἀρίστων νόμων] [ἐκλογήὴν ἀριστίνδην κεκριμένοι 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.10.9; ἐπὶ ἐγλογῇ γεωργεῖν “PTeb.” 5.166 (2nd c.BC). ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 levying of troops, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__3 collection of tribute, etc., κριθῶν Legal Attica cited in [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; σίτου Cratesap.[Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__4 Theol., election[NT], etc.; σκεῦος ἐκλογήῆς [NT]
__5 balancing of accounts, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II extract, quotation from a book, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II.2 choice collection of passages, such as the Eclogae or 'Elegant Extracts' of Stobaeus: ἐκλογήαὶ Ἀρχιγένους select prescriptions of [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.3 διὰ τὴν ἐ. τῶν ἀνθρώπων because they were picked men, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__II.4 ἐκλογήήν· κάλαθον (Laconian dialect), [Refs 5th c.AD+]