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GreekG1951Verb

ἐπιλέγω

epilegō

2Occurrences
G1951Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to surname, select

middle voice from G1909 (ἐπί) and G3004 (λέγω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to say in addition .
2.to call by name, to call
3.to choose; mid., to choose for oneself
LXX: chiefly for בָּחַר

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ἐπιλέγω appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
1
John
1

Key Passages

Acts 15:40BSB

but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.

John 5:2BSB

Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.