ἐκλεκτ-ός, ή, όν,
picked out, select, [[ 6th c.BC: Ibycus Lyricus 22, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.100; τὸ τῶν ἐ. δικαστήριον 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 938b ] Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἐ. δικασταί,=Latin iudices selecti, [[ “OGI” 499.3(2nd c.AD). ] Refs 2nd c.AD+] adverb -τῶς interpolated in Suid. see at {ἐπίλεκτος}.
__2 choice, pure, σμύρνη [[ LXX.Exo.30.23; βοήθημα 3rd c.BC: Asclepiades Epigrammaticus cited in 6th c.AD: Aëtius Medicus 9.12; ἀνδρών “PRein.” 43.9 (2nd c.AD)] LXX+3rd c.BC+]; ἐκλεκτόν,= corn, [[ 2nd c.AD: Aquila LXX.Psa.64(65).14. ] LXX+2nd c.AD+]
__II chosen of God, elect, [[ LXX.Isa.43.20, NT.Mark.13.20, etc. ] LXX+NT]