- Original: ἐκλογή
- Transliteration: Ekloge
- Phonetic: ek-log-ay'
- Definition:
1. the act of picking out, choosing
a. of the act of God's free will by which before the foundation of the world he decreed his blessings to certain persons
b. the decree made from choice by which he determined to bless certain persons through christ by grace alone
2. a thing or person chosen
a. of persons: God's elect
- Origin: from
G1586
- TDNT entry: 06:56,5
- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine
- Strong's: From
G1586 ; (divine) selection (abstractly or concretely): - chosen election.
Total KJV Occurrences: 6
• election, 6
Romans 9:11;
Romans 11:5;
Romans 11:7;
Romans 11:28;
1 Thessalonians 1:4;
2 Peter 1:10