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Strong's G1951 ἐπιλέγομαι (epilegomai)

Epilegomai means “call” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H1951 — hun (“be ready”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G1951
Language Greek
Linked Usages 25
Books 11

Strong's G1951 Quick Answer

Strong's G1951 ἐπιλέγομαι (epilegomai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. epilegomai (ep-ee-leg'-om-ai) v. 1. to surname, select [middle voice from G1909 and G3004] It has 25 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include called. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
epilegomai (ep-ee-leg'-om-ai) v. 1. to surname, select [middle voice from G1909 and G3004]
Usage
25 linked usages
Books
11 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
called

Meaning and Definition

epilegomai (ep-ee-leg'-om-ai) v. 1. to surname, select [middle voice from G1909 and G3004] KJV: call, choose Root(s): G1909, G3004

Original Word
ἐπιλέγομαι
Transliteration
epilegomai
Derivation
Root: λέγω R1: 1909 R2: 3004
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G1951. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to call/choose

Usage: ἐπι-λέγω [in LXX chiefly for בָּחַר ;] __1. to say in addition (Hdt.). __2. to call by name, to call: Jhn.5:2. __3. to choose; mid., to choose for oneself: Act.15:40.† (AS)

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How Strong's G1951 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render epilegomai, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

called John 5:2

How Strong's G1951 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha with 16 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G1951 (ἐπιλέγομαι) appears 23 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G1951 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G1951 in the New Testament

2 indexed usages in New Testament.

John 5:2 KJV

Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.

Acts 15:40 KJV

And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.

Strong's G1951 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

7 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 17:9 Septuagint / Brenton

And Moses said to Joshua, Choose out for thyself mighty men, and go forth and set the army in array against Amalek tomorrow; and, behold, I shall stand on the top of the hill, and the rod of God will be in my hand.

Exodus 18:25 Septuagint / Brenton

And Moses chose out able men out of all Israel, and he made them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties and captains of tens over the people.

Deuteronomy 21:5 Septuagint / Brenton

And the priests the Levites shall come, because the Lord God has chosen them to stand by him, and to bless in his name, and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be decided.

Strong's G1951 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

16 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 9:16 Septuagint / Brenton

And Ezra the priest chose unto him the principal men of their families, all by name: and in the first day of the tenth month they sat together to examine the matter.

Judith 10:17 Septuagint / Brenton

Then they chose out of them a hundred men to accompany her and her maid; and they brought her to the tent of Holofernes.

1 Maccabees 3:38 Septuagint / Brenton

Then Lysias chose Ptolemy the son of Dorymenes, and Nicanor, and Gorgias, mighty men of the king’s friends:

Usage Excerpts

First 25 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1951.

Exodus 17:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses said to Joshua, Choose out for thyself mighty men, and go forth and set the army in array against Amalek tomorrow; and, behold, I shall stand on the top of the hill, and the rod of God will be in my hand.
Exodus 18:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moses chose out able men out of all Israel, and he made them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties and captains of tens over the people.
Deuteronomy 21:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the priests the Levites shall come, because the Lord God has chosen them to stand by him, and to bless in his name, and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be decided.
Joshua 8:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joshua and all the men of war rose to go up to Ai; and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men, and he sent them away by night.
2 Kingdoms 10:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him from that which was opposed in front and from behind, and he chose out some of all the young men of Israel, and they set themselves in array against Syria.
2 Kingdoms 17:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me now choose out for myself twelve thousand men, and I will arise and follow after David this night:
Esther 2:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And let the king appoint local governors in all the provinces of his kingdom, and let them select fair and chaste young damsels and bring them to the city Susa, into the women’s apartment, and let them be consigned to the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women; and let things for purification and other attendance be given to them.
John 5:2 New Testament, KJV
Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.
Acts 15:40 New Testament, KJV
And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.
1 Esdras 9:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ezra the priest chose unto him the principal men of their families, all by name: and in the first day of the tenth month they sat together to examine the matter.
Judith 10:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then they chose out of them a hundred men to accompany her and her maid; and they brought her to the tent of Holofernes.
1 Maccabees 3:38 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Lysias chose Ptolemy the son of Dorymenes, and Nicanor, and Gorgias, mighty men of the king’s friends:
1 Maccabees 4:42 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So he chose priests of blameless conversation, such as had pleasure in the law:
1 Maccabees 5:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then said Judas unto Simon his brother, Choose thee out men, and go and deliver thy brethren that are in Galilee, for I and Jonathan my brother will go into the country of Gilead.
1 Maccabees 7:8 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the king chose Bacchides, a friend of the king, who ruled beyond the river, and was a great man in the kingdom, and faithful to the king.
1 Maccabees 8:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
In consideration of these things, Judas chose Eupolemus the son of John, the son of Accos, and Jason the son of Eleazar, and sent them to Rome, to make a league of amity and confederacy with them,
1 Maccabees 10:74 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So when Jonathan heard these words of Apollonius, he was moved in his mind, and choosing ten thousand men he went out of Jerusalem, where Simon his brother met him for to help him.
1 Maccabees 11:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Nevertheless Jonathan, when he heard this, commanded to besiege it still: and he chose certain of the elders of Israel and the priests, and put himself in peril;
1 Maccabees 12:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Now when Jonathan saw that the time served him, he chose certain men, and sent them to Rome, for to confirm and renew the friendship that they had with them.
1 Maccabees 12:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For this cause we chose Numenius the son of Antiochus, and Antipater the son of Jason, and sent them unto the Romans, to renew the amity that we had with them, and the former league.
1 Maccabees 12:41 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Jonathan went out to meet him with forty thousand men chosen for the battle, and came to Beth-shan.
1 Maccabees 12:45 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore send them now home again, and choose a few men to wait on thee, and come thou with me to Ptolemais, for I will give it thee, and the rest of the strongholds and forces, and all that have any charge: as for me, I will return and depart: for this is the cause of my coming.
1 Maccabees 13:34 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Moreover Simon chose men, and sent to King Demetrius, to the end he should give the land an immunity, because all that Trypho did was to spoil.
1 Maccabees 16:4 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So he chose out of the country twenty thousand men of war with horsemen, who went out against Cendebeus, and rested that night at Modein.
Wisdom of Sirach 6:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
My son, gather instruction from thy youth up: So shalt thou find wisdom till thine old age.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1951, grouped by book.

Exodus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
John 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 13 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G1951 FAQ

What does epilegomai (ἐπιλέγομαι) mean?

Epilegomai (Strong's G1951) is a Greek word most simply glossed "call". epilegomai (ep-ee-leg'-om-ai) v. 1. to surname, select [middle voice from G1909 and G3004]

How many times is epilegomai (ἐπιλέγομαι) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 25 linked usages for Strong's G1951 across 11 books.

Where can I study epilegomai (ἐπιλέγομαι) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1951 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate epilegomai (ἐπιλέγομαι)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as called. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G1951 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 7 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 16 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G1951, with linked reader references where each row is available.