Where does “ἐκλεκτός” come from?
ἐκλεκτός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐκλέγω, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
ἐκλεκτός (Ancient Greek): picked out, select; the elect
Definitions
- picked out, select; the elect
Ancestry of “ἐκλεκτός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἐκλέγω | to pick or single out, to choose; to levy taxes... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |