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verb

Greekἐπιλέγω (epilegō)
Biblang

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;]

1. to say in addition (Hdt.).
2. to call by name, to call: Jo 5:2.
3. to choose; mid., to choose for oneself: Ac 15:40.†

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

Saidep-ee-leg'-om-ahee

to surname, select

Frommiddle voice from G1909 and G3004;

King Jamescall, choose.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
ἐπιλέγω,
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.

called1×chose1×

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 itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
epilegorōntasἐπιλεγομένηhappening now · subjectpresent middle or passive participle nominative singular femininecalled1×
epilegerantosἐπιλεξάμενοςhappened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculinechose1×

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 personhappening now presentwas happening imperfecthas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularepilegomōepilegomeepilegomēepilegomelē
you 2nd person singularepilegosōepilegoseepilegosēepilegoselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularepilegotōepilegoteepilegotēepilegotelē
we 1st person pluralepilegonōepilegoneepilegonēepilegonelē
ye 2nd person pluralepilegovōepilegoveepilegovēepilegovelē
they 3rd person pluralepilegolōepilegoleepilegolēepilegolelē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personwill happen futurehappened aorist
I 1st person singularepilegemiepilegema
you 2nd person singularepilegesiepilegesa
he/she/it 3rd person singularepilegetiepilegeta
we 1st person pluralepilegeniepilegena
ye 2nd person pluralepilegeviepilegeva
they 3rd person pluralepilegeliepilegela
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
I 1st person singularepilegomeiōepilegomeiē
you 2nd person singularepilegoseiōepilegoseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularepilegoteiōepilegoteiē
we 1st person pluralepilegoneiōepilegoneiē
ye 2nd person pluralepilegoveiōepilegoveiē
they 3rd person pluralepilegoleiōepilegoleiē

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappened aorist
I 1st person singularepilegemeia
you 2nd person singularepilegeseia
he/she/it 3rd person singularepilegeteia
we 1st person pluralepilegeneia
ye 2nd person pluralepilegeveia
they 3rd person pluralepilegeleia
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularepilegosōrepilegosēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularepilegotōrepilegotēr
ye 2nd person pluralepilegovōrepilegovēr
they 3rd person pluralepilegolōrepilegolēr

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappened aorist
you 2nd person singularepilegesar
he/she/it 3rd person singularepilegetar
ye 2nd person pluralepilegevar
they 3rd person pluralepilegelar
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who personhappening now present
I 1st person singularepilegomoiō
you 2nd person singularepilegosoiō
he/she/it 3rd person singularepilegotoiō
we 1st person pluralepilegonoiō
ye 2nd person pluralepilegovoiō
they 3rd person pluralepilegoloiō

acts on or for itself middle voice

Who personhappened aorist
I 1st person singularepilegemoia
you 2nd person singularepilegesoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularepilegetoia
we 1st person pluralepilegenoia
ye 2nd person pluralepilegevoia
they 3rd person pluralepilegeloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voiceepilegorōepilegorē
acts on or for itself middle voiceepilegeriepilegera
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voiceepilegorōntos1×epilegorēntos
acts on or for itself middle voiceepilegerintosepilegerantos1×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
epilegstem+aoeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—ntthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

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 …