- ἐπιλέγω
- ἐπιλέγω fut. ἐπιλέξω; 1 aor. ἐπέλεξα LXX, mid. ἐπελεξάμην. Pass.: aor. inf. ἐπιλεχθῆναι (Ath. 22:6); pf. ptc. ἐπιλελεγμέναις 1 Macc 12:41 (s. λέγω; Hdt.+)① to add someth. by way of identification, call/name (in addition) act. and pass. (Pla., Leg. 3, 700b). Pass. (ApcMos 2 Ἀμιλαβὲς τοῦ ἐπιλεγομένου Ἄβελ; Jos., Ant. 13, 285 Πτολεμαῖον τὸν Λάθουρον ἐπιλεγόμενον) Ῥαὰβ ἡ ἐπιλεγομένη πόρνη who is called a prostitute 1 Cl 12:1 (on the rdg. s. Knopf, Hdb. ad loc.). κολυμβήθρα ἡ ἐπιλεγομένη Ἑβραϊστὶ βηθζαθά is called B. in Hebrew J 5:2. ὁ εἰρήναρχος … Ἡρώδης ἐπιλεγόμενος Herod MPol 6:2 (cp. TestAbr A 13 p. 92, 6 [Stone p. 32] υἱὸς Ἀδὰμ … ὁ ἐ. Ἄβελ).② choose, select τινά someone, mid. Ac 15:40 (cp. Hdt. 3, 157; Thu. 7, 19, 3; Diod S 3, 74, 2; 14, 12, 3; 1 Esdr 9:16; 1 Macc 12:45; ParJer 9:20; EpArist 39; 46; Jos., Ant. 4, 28; Tat. 12:3 τῆς ὕλης … τὸ ἔλλατον). ὡς ἐπιλέξαι αὐτον ἐκ τῶν φυλῶν ιβ´ ἄνδρας AcPl Ha 8, 34 (AcPl BMM verso 6).—M-M. Sv.
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