ἐκλεκτός

See also: εκλεκτός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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
- 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 eklektắ
Genitive	ἐκλεκτοῦ eklektoû	ἐκλεκτῆς eklektês	ἐκλεκτοῦ eklektoû	ἐκλεκτοῖν eklektoîn	ἐκλεκταῖν eklektaîn	ἐκλεκτοῖν eklektoîn	ἐκλεκτῶν eklektôn	ἐκλεκτῶν eklektôn	ἐκλεκτῶν eklektôn
Dative	ἐκλεκτῷ eklektōî	ἐκλεκτῇ eklektēî	ἐκλεκτῷ eklektōî	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 eklektắ
Vocative	ἐκλεκτέ eklekté	ἐκλεκτή eklektḗ	ἐκλεκτόν eklektón	ἐκλεκτώ eklektṓ	ἐκλεκτᾱ́ eklektā́	ἐκλεκτώ eklektṓ	ἐκλεκτοί eklektoí	ἐκλεκταί eklektaí	ἐκλεκτᾰ́ eklektắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἐκλεκτῶς eklektôs			ἐκλεκτότερος eklektóteros			ἐκλεκτότᾰτος eklektótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Greek: εκλεκτός (eklektós) (learned)