verb
epilegimō
Greekἐπιλέγω (epilegō)
Strong’sG1951
I call, choose for myself, am named
stem epileg-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| epilegirōtasἐπιλεγομένη | happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative singular feminine | called | 1× |
| epilegeratosἐπιλεξάμενος | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epilegemō | epilegeme | epilegemi | epilegema | epilegemē | epilegemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epilegesō | epilegese | epilegesi | epilegesa | epilegesē | epilegeselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilegetō | epilegete | epilegeti | epilegeta | epilegetē | epilegetelē |
| we 1st person plural | epilegenō | epilegene | epilegeni | epilegena | epilegenē | epilegenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilegevō | epilegeve | epilegevi | epilegeva | epilegevē | epilegevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epilegelō | epilegele | epilegeli | epilegela | epilegelē | epilegelelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epilegimō | epilegime | epilegimi | epilegima | epilegimē | epilegimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epilegisō | epilegise | epilegisi | epilegisa | epilegisē | epilegiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilegitō | epilegite | epilegiti | epilegita | epilegitē | epilegitelē |
| we 1st person plural | epileginō | epilegine | epilegini | epilegina | epileginē | epileginelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilegivō | epilegive | epilegivi | epilegiva | epilegivē | epilegivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epilegilō | epilegile | epilegili | epilegila | epilegilē | epilegilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epilegemeiō | epilegemeia | epilegemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epilegeseiō | epilegeseia | epilegeseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilegeteiō | epilegeteia | epilegeteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epilegeneiō | epilegeneia | epilegeneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilegeveiō | epilegeveia | epilegeveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epilegeleiō | epilegeleia | epilegeleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epilegimeiō | epilegimeia | epilegimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epilegiseiō | epilegiseia | epilegiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilegiteiō | epilegiteia | epilegiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epilegineiō | epilegineia | epilegineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilegiveiō | epilegiveia | epilegiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epilegileiō | epilegileia | epilegileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epilegesōr | epilegesar | epilegesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilegetōr | epilegetar | epilegetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilegevōr | epilegevar | epilegevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epilegelōr | epilegelar | epilegelēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epilegisōr | epilegisar | epilegisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilegitōr | epilegitar | epilegitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilegivōr | epilegivar | epilegivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epilegilōr | epilegilar | epilegilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epilegemoiō | epilegemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epilegesoiō | epilegesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilegetoiō | epilegetoia |
| we 1st person plural | epilegenoiō | epilegenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilegevoiō | epilegevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epilegeloiō | epilegeloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epilegimoiō | epilegimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epilegisoiō | epilegisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epilegitoiō | epilegitoia |
| we 1st person plural | epileginoiō | epileginoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epilegivoiō | epilegivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epilegiloiō | epilegiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | epilegerō | epilegeri | epilegera | epilegerē |
| acted on passive voice | epilegirō | epilegiri | epilegira | epilegirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | epilegerōtos | epilegeritos | epilegeratos1×ἐπιλεξάμενος | epilegerētos |
| acted on passive voice | epilegirōtos1× | epilegiritos | epilegiratos | epilegirētos |
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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
epilegirōtas“called”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative singular feminine1×
John 5:2“called”atō de en tei Hierosolumei epi ta probatika kolumbēthras tas epilegirōtas Hebraisti Bēthesda, pente stoain echarōtas;Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.
epilegeratos“chose”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
Acts 15:40“chose”Paulos de epilegeratos Silaon exerchata paradōiratos ta charia tou kuriou hupo toiu adelfoiu,but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.