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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 1589. ἐκλογή (eklogé) -- Election, choice, selection</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/1589.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader.js'></script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_corinthians/8-10.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/1589.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 1589</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/1588.htm" title="1588">◄</a> 1589. eklogé <a href="../greek/1590.htm" title="1590">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">eklogé: Election, choice, selection</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ἐκλογή</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>eklogé<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ek-lo-GAY<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ek-log-ay')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Election, choice, selection<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a choosing out, selecting, choice (by God).<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb ἐκλέγομαι (eklegomai), meaning "to choose" or "to select."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The concept of election in the Old Testament is often associated with the Hebrew word בָּחַר (bachar), meaning "to choose" or "to select," as seen in passages like Deuteronomy 7:6 and Isaiah 42:1.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "eklogé" primarily refers to the concept of divine selection or election. It is used to describe God's sovereign choice in selecting individuals or groups for a specific purpose or destiny, often related to salvation and service. This term underscores the theological concept of God's grace and initiative in choosing His people.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of election or selection was common in various contexts, such as political appointments or philosophical schools. However, in the Jewish and early Christian context, "eklogé" took on a distinct theological significance. It was rooted in the Old Testament understanding of Israel as God's chosen people, a theme that the New Testament writers expanded to include the Church as the elect of God through Christ.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 1589</b> <i>eklogḗ</i> (from <a href="/greek/1537.htm">1537</a> <i>/ek</i>, "<i>out from</i> and <i>to</i>" and <a href="/greek/3004.htm">3004</a> <i>/légō</i>, "<i>speaking</i> to a conclusion") – properly, selection out of and <i>to</i> a given <i>outcome</i>; (theologically) <i>election</i>. <a href="/greek/1586.htm">See 1586</a> (<i>eklegomai</i>).</p><p class="discovery">[<a href="/greek/1589.htm">1589</a> <i>/eklogḗ</i> ("divine <i>selection</i>") occurs seven times in the Greek NT. The cognate verb <a href="/greek/1586.htm">1586</a> <i>/eklégomai</i> ("select, choose out") occurs 22 times "and is always in the Greek middle voice" (<i>DNTT</i>, 1, 538).]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/1586.htm">eklegó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a (divine) selection<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>choice (4), choosing (1), chosen (1), those who were chosen (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 1589: ἐκλογή</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἐκλογή</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ἐκλογῆς</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">ἐκλέγω</span>), <span class="accented">election, choice</span>; <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> <span class="accented">the act of picking out, choosing</span>: <span class="greek2">σκεῦος</span> <span class="greek2">ἐκλογῆς</span> (the genitive of quality; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s Grammar, § 34, 3 b.; (<span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span>, 161 (140f))), equivalent to <span class="greek2">ἐκλεκτόν</span>, namely, <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">Θεοῦ</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/9-15.htm">Acts 9:15</a>; specifically used of that act of God's free will by which before the foundation of the world he decreed his blessings to certain persons; — <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">κατ'</span> <span class="greek2">ἐκλογήν</span> <span class="greek2">προφεσις</span>, the decree made from choice (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">the purpose according to election,</span> cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>'s Grammar, 193 (182)), <a href="/interlinear/romans/9-11.htm">Romans 9:11</a> (cf. Fritzsche at the passage, p. 298ff); — particularly that by which he determined to bless certain persons through Christ, <a href="/interlinear/romans/11-28.htm">Romans 11:28</a>; <span class="greek2">κατ'</span> <span class="greek2">ἐκλογήν</span> <span class="greek2">χάριτος</span>, according to an election which is due to grace, or a gracious election, <a href="/interlinear/romans/11-5.htm">Romans 11:5</a>; with the genitive of the person elected, <a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/1-4.htm">1 Thessalonians 1:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/1-10.htm">2 Peter 1:10</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> <span class="accented">the thing or person chosen</span>: equivalent to <span class="greek2">ἐκλεκτοί</span>, <a href="/interlinear/romans/11-7.htm">Romans 11:7</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Dionysius Halicarnassus</span>, others.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>chosen, election. <p>From <a href="/greek/1586.htm">eklegomai</a>; (divine) selection (abstractly or concretely) -- chosen, election. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1586.htm">eklegomai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εκλελοχισμένος εκλογη εκλογή ἐκλογὴ εκλογην εκλογήν ἐκλογὴν εκλογης εκλογής ἐκλογῆς εκλύσεως εκλύτρωσιν εξελογίζοντο ekloge eklogē eklogḕ eklogen eklogēn eklogḕn ekloges eklogês eklogēs eklogē̂s<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/9-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 9:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὅτι σκεῦος <b>ἐκλογῆς</b> ἐστίν μοι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to him, Go, <span class="itali">for he is a chosen</span> instrument<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he is <span class="itali">a chosen</span> vessel unto me,<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/9-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for a vessel <span class="itali">of choice</span> is to me<p><b><a href="/text/romans/9-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 9:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἡ κατ' <b>ἐκλογὴν</b> πρόθεσις τοῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> according <span class="itali">to [His] choice</span> would stand,<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> according <span class="itali">to election</span> might stand,<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/9-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the according to <span class="itali">election</span> purpose<p><b><a href="/text/romans/11-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 11:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">λεῖμμα κατ' <b>ἐκλογὴν</b> χάριτος γέγονεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> according to [God's] gracious <span class="itali">choice.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/romans/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> according <span class="itali">to the election</span> of grace.<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> a remnant according to <span class="itali">election</span> of grace there has been<p><b><a href="/text/romans/11-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 11:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἡ δὲ <b>ἐκλογὴ</b> ἐπέτυχεν οἱ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> it has not obtained, <span class="itali">but those who were chosen</span> obtained<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> but <span class="itali">the election</span> hath obtained it,<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> but <span class="itali">[the] elect</span> obtained [it]<p><b><a href="/text/romans/11-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 11:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ τὴν <b>ἐκλογὴν</b> ἀγαπητοὶ διὰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> but from the standpoint <span class="itali">of [God's] choice</span> they are beloved<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as touching <span class="itali">the election,</span> [they are] beloved<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/11-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> however the <span class="itali">election</span> beloved on account of<p><b><a href="/text/1_thessalonians/1-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Thessalonians 1:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θεοῦ τὴν <b>ἐκλογὴν</b> ὑμῶν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_thessalonians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> beloved by God, <span class="itali">[His] choice</span> of you;<br><a href="/kjvs/1_thessalonians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> beloved, your <span class="itali">election</span> of God.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_thessalonians/1-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> God the <span class="itali">election</span> of you<p><b><a href="/text/2_peter/1-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Peter 1:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κλῆσιν καὶ <b>ἐκλογὴν</b> ποιεῖσθαι ταῦτα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_peter/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> about His calling <span class="itali">and choosing</span> you; for as long as you practice<br><a href="/kjvs/2_peter/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> calling and <span class="itali">election</span> sure: for<br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/1-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> calling and <span class="itali">election</span> to make these things<p><b><a href="/greek/1589.htm">Strong's Greek 1589</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_1589.htm">7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ekloge__1589.htm">ἐκλογὴ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ekloge_n_1589.htm">ἐκλογὴν — 5 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ekloge_s_1589.htm">ἐκλογῆς — 1 Occ.</a><br><br><br /><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/1588.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1588"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1588" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/1590.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1590"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1590" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>