ἐπιλέγω: [present passive participle
ἐπιλεγόμενος]; 1 aorist middle participle
ἐπιλεξάμενος;
1. to say besides [cf.
ἐπί, D. 4] (Herodotus, and others.);
to surname (Plato, legg. 3, p. 700 b.): in passive
John 5:2 [Tdf. τό λεγ.], unless the meaning to name (put a name upon) be preferred here; cf. ἐπονομάζω.
2. to choose for (Herodotus and following; Sept.); middle to choose for oneself: Acts 15:40 (2 Samuel 10:9; Herodotus 3, 157; Thucydides 7, 19; Diodorus 3, 73 (74); 14, 12; Josephus, Antiquities 4, 2, 4, and others).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
-
2 Samuel
-
10:9
-
John
-
5:2
-
Acts
-
15:40
