ἐκλεκτός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐκλέγω (eklégō, “to pick out”) +‎ -τος (-tos, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.klek.tós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛ.klɛkˈtos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.klekˈtos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.klekˈtos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.klekˈtos/

Verb

ἐκλεκτός • (eklektós) m (feminine ἐκλεκτή, neuter ἐκλεκτόν); first/second declension

picked out, select
- 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 6.100
- 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Laws 938B
(in New Testament and ecclesiastical writings, in the plural) the elect
- 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Isaiah 43.20
- New Testament, The Gospel of Mark 13:20

Inflection

First and second declension of ἐκλεκτός; ἐκλεκτή; ἐκλεκτόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐκλεκτός eklektós	ἐκλεκτή eklektḗ	ἐκλεκτόν eklektón	ἐκλεκτώ eklektṓ	ἐκλεκτᾱ́ eklektā́	ἐκλεκτώ eklektṓ	ἐκλεκτοί eklektoí	ἐκλεκταί eklektaí	ἐκλεκτᾰ́ eklektá
Genitive	ἐκλεκτοῦ eklektoû	ἐκλεκτῆς eklektês	ἐκλεκτοῦ eklektoû	ἐκλεκτοῖν eklektoîn	ἐκλεκταῖν eklektaîn	ἐκλεκτοῖν eklektoîn	ἐκλεκτῶν eklektôn	ἐκλεκτῶν eklektôn	ἐκλεκτῶν eklektôn
Dative	ἐκλεκτῷ eklektôi	ἐκλεκτῇ eklektêi	ἐκλεκτῷ eklektôi	ἐκλεκτοῖν eklektoîn	ἐκλεκταῖν eklektaîn	ἐκλεκτοῖν eklektoîn	ἐκλεκτοῖς eklektoîs	ἐκλεκταῖς eklektaîs	ἐκλεκτοῖς eklektoîs
Accusative	ἐκλεκτόν eklektón	ἐκλεκτήν eklektḗn	ἐκλεκτόν eklektón	ἐκλεκτώ eklektṓ	ἐκλεκτᾱ́ eklektā́	ἐκλεκτώ eklektṓ	ἐκλεκτούς eklektoús	ἐκλεκτᾱ́ς eklektā́s	ἐκλεκτᾰ́ eklektá
Vocative	ἐκλεκτέ eklekté	ἐκλεκτή eklektḗ	ἐκλεκτόν eklektón	ἐκλεκτώ eklektṓ	ἐκλεκτᾱ́ eklektā́	ἐκλεκτώ eklektṓ	ἐκλεκτοί eklektoí	ἐκλεκταί eklektaí	ἐκλεκτᾰ́ eklektá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἐκλεκτῶς eklektôs			ἐκλεκτότερος eklektóteros			ἐκλεκτότᾰτος eklektótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.