What does ἐκλεκτός · θεός mean in the Bible?
ἐκλεκτός · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "select; by implication, favorite".
Greek · G1588, G2316
ἐκλεκτῶν θεοῦ
Select; by implication, favorite · God
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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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θεός G2316 God
Pronunciation theós
The definite article marks God as the one true God; anarthrous form emphasizes His divine nature or character.
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What does ἐκλεκτῶν θεοῦ (eklektōn theou) mean in the Bible?
ἐκλεκτός · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "select; by implication, favorite".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1588, G2316?
G1588, G2316 is connected to 23 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. select; by implication, favorite
Source Gloss
select; by implication, favorite
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 9 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 9 Aligned forms 23 Case pattern Accusative (10) Number pattern Plural (15)
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 22:14 · Col 3:12 · Rev 17:14 3×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Luke 23:35 · John 1:34 2×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Pet 2:9 1×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Luke 18:7 · Rom 8:33 · 1 Tim 5:21 · Titus 1:1 4×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine 2 John 1:13 1×
Dative · Plural · Masculine 1 Pet 1:1 1×
Dative · Singular · Feminine 2 John 1:1 1×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 24:22 · Matt 24:24 · Matt 24:31 · Mark 13:20 · Mark 13:22 · Mark 13:27 · 2 Tim 2:10 7×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Rom 16:13 · 1 Pet 2:4 · 1 Pet 2:6 3×
Word Origins
ἐκλεκτῶν θεοῦ is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain