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Koine Greek wordlink #85928

SR GNT Acts 6:5 ἐξελέξαντο (exelexanto) ‘the multitude and they chose Stefanos a man full’ Strongs=15860 Lemma=eklegō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=aorist voice=middle person=3rd number=plural
Year=33 AD Event=Seven_chosen_to_serve TimeSeries=Seven_chosen_to_serve Refers to Word #85924

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Only use of identical word form ἐξελέξαντο (V-IAM3··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐξελέξαντο’ (V-IAM3··P) is always and only glossed as ‘they chose’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘eklegō’ have 8 different glosses: ‘having chosen’, ‘having_been chosen’, ‘I chose’, ‘he chose’, ‘they were choosing’, ‘they chose’, ‘you chose’, ‘chose’.

Greek words (18) other than ἐξελέξαντο (V-IAM3··P) with a gloss related to ‘chose’

Have 18 other words (ἐξελεξάμην, ἐξελεξάμην, ἐξελέξατο, ἐξελέξασθε, ᾑρέτισα, ἐξελέξατο, ἐξελέξατο, ἐξελέξατο, ἐξελέξατο, ἐξελεξάμην, ἐξελέξατο, ἐξελέξατο, εἵλατο, ἐξελέξατο, ἐξελέξατο, ἐξελεξάμην, ἐξελέξατο, ἐξελέξω) with 3 lemmas altogether (airetizō, aireō, eklegō)

YHN 6:70 ἐξελεξάμην (exelexamaʸn) V-IAM1··S ‘you_all the twelve chose and of you_all’ SR GNT Yhn 6:70 word 16

OET-LV: 70 The Yaʸsous answered to _them: Not I chose you _all the twelve, and one of you _all is a_devil? (JHN_6:70)

OET-RV: 70 Yeshua responded, “Didn’t I choose all twelve of you myself? And yet one of you is a devil.” (JHN 6:70)

YHN 13:18 ἐξελεξάμην (exelexamaʸn) V-IAM1··S ‘I have known whom_all I chose but in_order_that the’ SR GNT Yhn 13:18 word 11

OET-LV: 18 I _am _speaking not about all of _you. I have _known whom _all I _chose, but in _order _that the scripture may _be _fulfilled: The one eating the bread with me, lifted _up the heel of _him against me. (JHN_13:18)

OET-RV: 18 “But I’m not talking about all of you. I know each one that I chose, but this that was written in the scriptures must be fulfilled,
⇔ ‘The one sharing food with me, lifted up his boot against me.’ (JHN 13:18)

YHN 15:16 ἐξελέξασθε (exelexasthe) V-IAM2··P ‘not you_all me chose but I chose’ SR GNT Yhn 15:16 word 4

OET-LV: 16 You _all not chose me, but I chose you _all, and I _appointed you _all in _order _that you _all may _be _going and may _be _bearing fruit, and the fruit of _you _all may _be _remaining, in _order _that whatever anything wishfully you _all _may _request the father in the name of _me, he _may _give to _you _all. (JHN_15:16)

OET-RV: 16 You didn’t choose me, but I chose you all, and I assigned you to go and produce fruit and for your fruit to be permanent so that whatever you request from the father in my name and authority, he will give it to you. (JHN 15:16)

YHN 15:16 ἐξελεξάμην (exelexamaʸn) V-IAM1··S ‘chose but I chose you_all and I appointed’ SR GNT Yhn 15:16 word 7

YHN 15:19 ἐξελεξάμην (exelexamaʸn) V-IAM1··S ‘you_all are but I chose you_all out_of the’ SR GNT Yhn 15:19 word 26

OET-LV: 19 If you _all _were of the world, the world would was _loving its own, but because you _all _are not of the world, but I chose you _all out _of the world, because _of this the world is _hating you _all. (JHN_15:19)

OET-RV: 19 If you belonged to this world, then the world would love you as it loves its own people, but you don’t belong to this world because I chose you out of it. That’s why they hate all of you. (JHN 15:19)

MARK 13:20 ἐξελέξατο (exelexato) V-IAM3··S ‘the chosen whom he chose he shortened the days’ SR GNT Mark 13:20 word 25

OET-LV: 20 And except not/lest the_master shortened the days, no any flesh would was _saved. But because _of the chosen, whom he _chose, he _shortened the days. (MRK_13:20)

OET-RV: 20 And if Yahweh hadn’t shortened that time, no humans would even survive, but he shortened that time so that the chosen ones could be saved. (MRK 13:20)

MAT 12:18 ᾑρέτισα (haʸretisa) V-IAA1··S Lemma=airetizō ‘servant of me whom I chose the beloved of me’ SR GNT Mat 12:18 word 7

OET-LV: 18 Behold, the servant of _me whom I _chose, the beloved of _me whom the soul of _me took _pleasure I _will _be _putting the spirit of _me on him, and he _will _be _reporting justice to _the pagans. (MAT_12:18)

OET-RV: 18 ‘See my servant who I chose,
⇔ the one I dearly love and who my soul takes pleasure in.
⇔ I will place my spirit on him
⇔ and he will bring justice to the nations. (MAT 12:18)

LUKE 10:42 ἐξελέξατο (exelexato) V-IAM3··S ‘the good portion chose which not will_be_being taken_away’ SR GNT Luke 10:42 word 16

OET-LV: 42 but there _is need of _one, Maria chose for the good portion, which ˓will˒_ not _be _being _taken _away from her. (LUK_10:42)

OET-RV: 42 but only one thing really matters. Maria chose the best thing, and it won’t be taken away from her.” (LUK 10:42)

ACTs 1:2 ἐξελέξατο (exelexato) V-IAM3··S ‘the spirit holy whom he chose he was taken_up’ SR GNT Acts 1:2 word 12

OET-LV: 2 until that day having _commanded by the_ holy _spirit to _the ambassadors, whom he _chose, he _was _taken _up, (ACT_1:2)

OET-RV: 2 until the day when he was taken up into the sky after, with the help of the holy spirit, having commanded the missionaries that he had chosen. (ACT 1:2)

ACTs 1:24 ἐξελέξω (exelexō) V-IAM2··S ‘of all reveal which you chose of these two’ SR GNT Acts 1:24 word 11

OET-LV: 24 And having _prayed, they _said: You master, heart _knower of _all, reveal which one you _chose of these the two, (ACT_1:24)

OET-RV: 24 Then they requested, “Master, you know everyone’s inner thoughts, so reveal to us which of these two that you have chosen (ACT 1:24)

ACTs 13:17 ἐξελέξατο (exelexato) V-IAM3··S ‘people of this Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl) chose the fathers of us’ SR GNT Acts 13:17 word 8

OET-LV: 17 The god of _the people of _this Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl) chose the fathers of _us, and exalted the people in the sojourn in the_land of _Aiguptos/(Miʦrayim), and with ^his_arm high, he _led _out them out _of it, (ACT_13:17)

OET-RV: 17 The God of the people of Yisrael chose our ancestors and helped the people to prosper when they were staying in Egypt. Then later he showed his power as he led them out (ACT 13:17)

ACTs 15:7 ἐξελέξατο (exelexato) V-IAM3··S ‘ancient among you_all chose god by the’ SR GNT Acts 15:7 word 51

OET-LV: 7 And having _become much debate, Petros having _stood _up said to them: Men, brothers, you _all are _knowing that from ancient days among you _all, the god chose for _the pagans to _hear by the mouth of _me, the message of _the good _message and to _believe. (ACT_15:7)

OET-RV: 7 After a lot of debate, Peter stood up and said, “Men, brothers, all of you here know that some time back, God chose me to be a mouthpiece so that the non-Jews could hear the good message and believe. (ACT 15:7)

1 COR 1:27 ἐξελέξατο (exelexato) V-IAM3··S ‘foolish things of the world chose god in_order_that he may_be disgracing’ SR GNT 1 Cor 1:27 word 6

OET-LV: 27 But the foolish things of _the world chose the god, in _order _that he _may _be _disgracing the wise, and the weak things of _the world chose the god, in _order _that he _may _be _disgracing the strong, (CO1_1:27)

OET-RV: 27 but God chose the foolish things of the world to shame those considered to be wise, and he chose the weak things of the world to shame those considered to be strong. (CO1 1:27)

1 COR 1:27 ἐξελέξατο (exelexato) V-IAM3··S ‘weak things of the world chose god in_order_that he may_be disgracing’ SR GNT 1 Cor 1:27 word 19

OET-RV: 27 but God chose the foolish things of the world to shame those considered to be wise, and he chose the weak things of the world to shame those considered to be strong. (CO1 1:27)

1 COR 1:28 ἐξελέξατο (exelexato) V-IAM3··S ‘and the things having_been scorned chose god the things not’ SR GNT 1 Cor 1:28 word 10

OET-LV: 28 and the insignificant of _the world and the things having _been _scorned chose the god, the things not being, in _order _that the things being he _may _nullify, (CO1_1:28)

OET-RV: 28 He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, (CO1 1:28)

EPH 1:4 ἐξελέξατο (exelexato) V-IAM3··S ‘as he chose us in him’ SR GNT Eph 1:4 word 2

OET-LV: 4 as he _chose us in him before the_foundation of_the_world, us to _be holy and blameless in _front _of him in love, (EPH_1:4)

OET-RV: 4 He chose us to follow him even before the creation of the world, so that we could become pure and blameless in front of him. Because of his love (EPH 1:4)

2 TH 2:13 εἵλατο (heilato) V-IAM3··S Lemma=aireō ‘by the master that chose you_all god from’ SR GNT 2 Th 2:13 word 16

OET-LV: 13 But we ought to _be _giving _thanks to_ the _god always concerning you _all, brothers having _been _loved by the_master, that chose you _all the god, from the_beginning to salvation in the_holiness of_the_spirit and faith of_the_truth, (TH2_2:13)

OET-RV: 13 But brothers and sisters, we here should always be thanking God for you who were loved by Yahweh. From the beginning God chose you for salvation in the holiness of the spirit and faith in the truth (TH2 2:13)

YAC 2:5 ἐξελέξατο (exelexato) V-IAM3··S ‘beloved not god chose the poor in the’ SR GNT Yac 2:5 word 8

OET-LV: 5 Hear, brothers of _me beloved: not the god chose the poor in _the world, rich in faith to _be, and heirs of _the kingdom which he _promised to _the ones loving him? (JAM_2:5)

OET-RV: 5 Listen my dear brothers and sisters, didn’t God chose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and participants in the kingdom which he promises to those who love him? (JAM 2:5)

Key: V=verb