verb
epilegomō
Strong’sG1951
I call, choose for myself, am named
stem epileg-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἐπι-λέγω
[in LXX chiefly for בָּחַר;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1951 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
say in connexion with an action, etc., Refs 5th c.BC+; ποιεῖν τι καὶ ἐπιλέγειν say while or after doing it, Refs; παίζουσιν ἐπιλέγοντες Refs; ἐξηπάτων.. ἐπιλέγων τοιαυτί 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 418; ἐ. τεκμήρια τὴν ἄλλην αὐτοῦ.. παρανομίαν citing it as proof, Refs
2. say besides, ἑκάστῳ “σοὶ μέν κτλ.” Refs; τὴν αἰτίαν ἐ. Refs:—middle, repeat, Refs 1st c.BC+ —passive, [τὰ] ἐπιλεγόμενα Refs 4th c.BC+
3. call by name, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπέλεγον δὲ κιθαρῳδικούς (i.e. νόμους) Refs:—middle, Refs:— passive, to be surnamed, Refs 1st c.AD+
4. utter, pronounce a spell (compareἐπεῖπον), ῥῆσιν μυστικήν Refs 4th c.BC+
5. attribute, τινὶ τὸ καλόν, τὸ χρήσιμον, Refs
6. say against one, Refs
II. pick out, select, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἔκ τινων πεζούς Wilcken Refs 2nd c.BC+ —frequently in middle, τῶν Βαβυλωνίων ἐπελέξατο he chose him certain of the Babylonians, Refs 5th c.BC+ —passive, ἐπιλελεγμένοι or ἐπειλεγμένοι chosen men, Refs 1st c.BC+; οἱ ἐπιλεγέντες “SIG” 577.72 (Milet., 3rd-2nd c.BC).
III. middle, think upon, think over, ταῦτα 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.78, 2.120 Refs; μὴ ἐ. not to care, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐδαμὰ ἐ. μή κοτε.. to have no fear lest.., Refsinfinitive, πᾶν ἐπιλεγόμενος πείσεσθαι expecting.. , Refs deem me not to be.., Refs
III.2. in Refs 5th c.BC+ also, con over, read, τὸ βυβλίον, τὰ γράμματα, Refs: so in active, Refs
III.3. recount, in speaking, τὴν αἰσχύνην καὶ τὸν κίνδυνον 1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 9.57.
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| epilegorōntasἐπιλεγομένη | happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular feminine | called | 1× |
| epilegerantosἐπιλεξάμενος | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine | chose | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epilegomō | epilegome | epilegomē | epilegomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epilegosō | epilegose | epilegosē | epilegoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilegotō | epilegote | epilegotē | epilegotelē |
| we 1st person plural | epilegonō | epilegone | epilegonē | epilegonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilegovō | epilegove | epilegovē | epilegovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epilegolō | epilegole | epilegolē | epilegolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epilegemi | epilegema |
| you 2nd person singular | epilegesi | epilegesa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilegeti | epilegeta |
| we 1st person plural | epilegeni | epilegena |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilegevi | epilegeva |
| they 3rd person plural | epilegeli | epilegela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epilegomeiō | epilegomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epilegoseiō | epilegoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilegoteiō | epilegoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epilegoneiō | epilegoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilegoveiō | epilegoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epilegoleiō | epilegoleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epilegemeia |
| you 2nd person singular | epilegeseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilegeteia |
| we 1st person plural | epilegeneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilegeveia |
| they 3rd person plural | epilegeleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epilegosōr | epilegosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilegotōr | epilegotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilegovōr | epilegovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epilegolōr | epilegolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epilegesar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilegetar |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilegevar |
| they 3rd person plural | epilegelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epilegomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | epilegosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilegotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | epilegonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilegovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | epilegoloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epilegemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epilegesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilegetoia |
| we 1st person plural | epilegenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilegevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epilegeloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | epilegorō | epilegorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | epilegeri | epilegera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | epilegorōntos1× | epilegorēntos | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | epilegerintos | epilegerantos1×ἐπιλεξάμενος |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
epileg is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
epilegorōntas“called”happening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular feminine1×
John 5:2… Hierosolumei epi ta probatika kolumbēthras tas epilegorōntas Hebraisti Bēthesda, pente stoain echarōntas;… covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.
epilegerantos“chose”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 15:40Paulos de epilegerantos Silon exerchata paradōirantos ta charita tou …but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the …