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γένος ἐκλεκτόν

"Kin" (abstract or concrete, literal or figurative, individual or collective) · select; by implication, favorite

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γένος G1085 "kin" (abstract or concrete, literal or figurative, individual or collective)
Pronunciation génos
Denotes kinship by descent or belonging to a defined group—family, nation, race, or kind.
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ἐκλεκτός G1588 select; by implication, favorite
Pronunciation eklektós
Chosen by God for covenant relationship and privilege, not merely selected for excellence or merit
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What does γένος ἐκλεκτόν (genos eklekton) mean in the Bible?

γένος · ἐκλεκτός is a Greek word meaning "chosen race or people".

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Meaning

chosen race or people
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Mark 9:29 · Acts 7:13 · Acts 17:28 · Acts 17:29 · 1 Pet 2:9 · Rev 22:16 6×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter 1 Cor 12:10 · 1 Cor 14:10 2×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 13:47 · Acts 4:6 · Acts 13:26 · 2 Cor 11:26 · Phil 3:5 5×
Dative · Singular · Neuter Mark 7:26 · Acts 4:36 · Acts 18:2 · Acts 18:24 · Gal 1:14 5×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Acts 7:19 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter 1 Cor 12:28 1×
20 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Colossians 3 — Raised with Christ: Putting Off the Old Life and Putting On the New Luke 18 — Persistent Faith, Humble Mercy, and the King on the Road to Jerusalem Luke 23 — The Innocent King Condemned, Crucified with Transgressors, and Buried in Hope Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness Romans 16 — Gospel Partnership, Holy Greeting, False-Teacher Warning, and Doxology to the God Who Establishes Romans 8 — No Condemnation, Life in the Spirit, and the Unbreakable Love of God in Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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