ἐκ-λεκτός, -7, -όν, (ἐκλέγω), picked out, chosen; rare in Grk. writ., as Thue. 6, 100; Plat. lege. 11 p. 938 b.; 12, 948 ἃ.» ete.; Sept. for 13n3 and "73; in the N. T. ΤΙΣ chosen by God, and a. to obtain salvation through Christ (see ἐκλέγω); hence Christians are called οἱ ἐκλεκτοὶ τοῦ θεοῦ, the chosen or elect of God, [ef. W. 35 (34); 234 (219)], (AI "3, said of pious Israelites, Is. Ixv. 9, 15, 23; Ps. civ. (cv.) 43, cf. Sap. iv. 15): Lk. xviii. 7; Ro. viii. 33; Col. iii. 12; Tit.i.1; without the gen. θεοῦ, Mt. xxiv. 22,24; Mk. xiii. 20, 22; 1 Pet. 1.1; with the addition of rod Χριστοῦ, as gen. of possessor, Mt. xxiv. 31; Mk. xiii. 27 [Τ᾿ Trom.gen.]; κλητοὶ καὶ ἐκλεκτοὶ K. πιστοί, Rev. xvii. 14; γένος ἐκλεκτόν, 1 Pet. ii. 9 (fr. Is. xliii. 20, ef. Add. to Esth. viii. 40 [vi. 17, p. 64 ed. Fritz.]); ἐκλεκτοί, those who have become true partakers of the Christian salvation are contrasted with κλητοί, those who have been invited but who have not shown themselves fitted to obtain it, [al. regard the ‘called’ and the ‘chosen’ here as alike partakers of salvation, but the latter as the ‘choice ones’ (see 2 below), distinguished above the former; cf. Jas. Morison or Meyer ad loc. }, Mt. xx. 16 [here T WH om. Tr br. the cl.]; xxii. 14; finally, those are called ἐκλεκτοί who are destined for salvation but have not yet been brought to it, 2 Tim. ii. 10 [but οἵ. Huther or Ellie. ad loc. ]. b. The Messiah is called preéminently ὁ ἐκλεκτὸς τοῦ θεοῦ, as appointed by God to the most exalted office conceivable: Lk. xxiii. 35, ef. ix. 85 Lmrg.T Tr WH; cf. Dillmann, Das Buch Henoch [iibers. u. erklirt; allgem. Einl.], p. xxiii. ce. Angels are called ἐκλεκτοί, as those whom God has chosen out from other created beings to be peculiarly associated with him, and his highest ministers in governing the universe: 1 Tim. v. 21; see ἅγιος, 1b.; μαρτύρομαι δὲ ἐγὼ μὲν ὑμῶν τὰ ἅγια καὶ τοὺς ἱεροὺς ἀγγέλου ς τοῦ θεοῦ, Joseph. b. 1. 2,16, 4 sub fin.; [yet al. explain by 2 Pet. 11. 4; Jude 6; ef. Ellic. on 1 Tim. 1. ¢.]. 2. univ. choice, select, i. e. the best of its kind or class, excellent, preéminent: applied to certain individual Christians, 2 Jn. 1, 13; with ἐν κυρίῳ added, eminent as a Christian (see ἐν, I. 6 b.), Ro. xvi. 13; of things: λίθος, 1 Pet. ii. 4, [6], (Is. xxviii. 16; 2 Esdr. v. 8; Enoch c. 8 Grk. txt., ed. Dillmann p. 82 sq.).

ἐκλεκτός eklektos 22x

chosen out, selected; in NT chosen as a recipient of special privilege, elect, Col. 3:12; specially beloved, Lk. 23:35; possessed of prime excellence, exalted, 1 Tim. 5:21; choice, precious, 1 Pet. 2:4, 6

ἐκ-λεκτός, -ή, -όν

(< ἐκλέγω), [in LXX for בָּחַר (so prob. in Is 28:16, Pr 17:3, for MT בָּחַן), בָּרִיא, etc. ;]

choice, select (cl., rarely; Thuc., Plat., al.), hence, eminent: Ro 16:13 (cf. Ez 27:24).

As in Inscr. (MM, Exp., xii), chosen; esp. as in LXX, of Israel, elect, chosen of God (Is 65:9, Ps 105:43, al.); so in NT;

of Christ: Lk 23:35 (cf. Is 42:1); fig., λίθος, I Pe 2:4, 6 (LXX);

of holy angels: I Ti 5:21;

of Christians: Mt 24:22, 24, Mk 13:20, 22, 27, II Ti 2:10, I Pe 1:1; τ. θεοῦ, Lk 18:7, Ro 8:33, Col 3:12, Tit 1:1; τ. Χριστοῦ, Mt 24:31; ἐ. κυρία, II Jo 1; ἀδελφή, ib. 13; γένος, I Pe 2:9 (LXX); κλητοὶ καὶ ἐ. κ. πιστοί, Re 17:14; opp. to κλητός (not so in Epp.; v. Lft. on Col 3:12), Mt 20:16 (T, WH, txt., R, omit) Mt 22:14 (Cremer, 405, 775).†

ἐκλεκτός. In P Rein 43° (A.p. 102) a ‘‘choice” or “" beautiful ”’ lodging which is being let is described as ἐκλεκτὸν ἀντρῶνα (4. ἀνδρῶνα). For the distinctive Biblical use of the word, cf. farm-accounts—P Fay 1023, (c, A.D. 105) where ἐγλεκ(τοί) is applied to baskets ‘‘ ‘selected,’ 1.6. of a better quality than the rest ’’ (Edd.), and OGZS 499% (ii/A.D.) τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν ἐν Ρώμῃ δικαστῶν, with which Dittenberger compares 76, 56729 (ii/A.D.) ἐπίλεκτον κριτήν, the zudex selectus of the Latin inscriptions. The Avircius epitaph— late ii/A.p.—from MS. of Acta Sanctorum has ἐκλεκτῆς πόλεως ὁ πολείτης τοῦτ᾽ ἐποίησα. See also BGU II. 603% (ὦ. A.D. 167) ἐλαίας ἐγλεκτῆς.

ἐκλεκτός (eklektos) — select. ἐκλεκτ-ός, ή, όν, picked out, select, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἐ. δικασταί,=Latin iudices selecti, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] adverb -τῶς interpolated in Suid. see at {ἐπίλεκτος}.

2. choice, pure, σμύρνη [LXX+3rd c.BC+]; ἐκλεκτόν,= corn, [LXX+2nd c.AD+]

II. chosen of God, elect, [LXX+NT]