Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ἐκλεκτός

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἐκλεκτός

Structure: ἐκλεκτ (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: e)kle/gw

Sense

  1. picked out, select
  2. (in New Testament and ecclesiastical writings, in the plural) the elect

Examples

  • καὶ ἐνυπνιάσθη τὸ δεύτερον, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἑπτὰ στάχυεσ ἀνέβαινον ἐν τῷ πυθμένι ἑνὶ ἐκλεκτοὶ καὶ καλοί. (Septuagint, Liber Genesis 41:5)
  • ἐκλεκτοὶ ἐκ παντὸσ λαοῦ ἀμφοτεροδέξιοι. πάντεσ οὗτοι σφενδονῆται ἐν λίθοισ πρὸσ τρίχα, καὶ οὐκ ἐξαμαρτάνοντεσ. (Septuagint, Liber Iudicum 20:16)
  • καὶ ἀνέστη Σαοὺλ καὶ κατέβη εἰσ τὴν ἔρημον Ζίφ καὶ μετ̓ αὐτοῦ τρεῖσ χιλιάδεσ ἀνδρῶν ἐκλεκτοὶ ἐξ Ἰσραὴλ ζητεῖν τὸν Δαυὶδ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ Ζίφ. (Septuagint, Liber I Samuelis 26:2)
  • καὶ δέκα μόσχοι ἐκλεκτοὶ καὶ εἴκοσι βόεσ νομάδεσ καὶ ἑκατὸν πρόβατα ἐκτὸσ ἐλάφων καὶ δορκάδων ἐκλεκτῶν, σιτευτά. (Septuagint, Liber I Regum 5:3)
  • πάντεσ οὗτοι υἱοὶ Ἀσήρ, πάντεσ ἄρχοντεσ πατριῶν ἐκλεκτοὶ ἰσχυροὶ δυνάμει, ἄρχοντεσ ἡγούμενοι. ὁ ἀριθμὸσ αὐτῶν εἰσ παράταξιν τοῦ πολεμεῖν, ἀριθμὸσ αὐτῶν ἄνδρεσ εἰκοσιὲξ χιλιάδεσ. (Septuagint, Liber I Paralipomenon 7:40)

Synonyms

  1. picked out

  2. the elect

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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