Forms of the word

Dictionary
ἐπιλέγω
Greek transliteration
epilegō
Simplified transliteration
epilego
Principal Parts
-, ἐπέλεξα -, -, -

Numbers

Strong's number
1951
GK Number
2141

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
cv-1b(2)
Gloss
(pass.) to be called; (mid.) to choose
Definition
to call, Jn. 5:2; mid. to select for one's self, choose, Acts 15:40*

Greek-English Concordance for ἐπιλέγω

John 5:2 Now in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate there is a pool, in Hebrew called (epilegomenē | ἐπιλεγομένη | pres pass ptcp nom sg fem) Bethesda, having covered colonnades.
Acts 15:40 but Paul chose (epilexamenos | ἐπιλεξάμενος | aor mid ptcp nom sg masc) Silas and departed, having been commended to the grace of the Lord by the brothers.

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