Choice, Choose, Chosen

"to pick out, select," means, in the Middle Voice, "to choose for oneself," not necessarily implying the rejection of what is not chosen, but "choosing" with the subsidiary ideas of kindness of favor or love, Mar 13:20, Luk 6:13, Luk 9:35 (RV); Luk 10:42, Luk 14:7, Joh 6:70, Joh 13:18, Joh 15:16, Joh 15:19, Act 1:2, Act 1:24, Act 6:5, Act 13:17, Act 15:22, Act 15:25; in Act 15:7 it is rendered "made choice;" 1Co 1:1-28, Eph 1:4, Jam 2:5.

in the Middle Voice, signifies "to choose," either in addition or in succession to another. It has this meaning in Act 15:40, of Paul's choice of Silas. For its other meaning, "to call or name," Joh 5:2, see CALL.

"to take," is used in the Middle Voice only, in the sense of taking for oneself, choosing, 2Th 2:13, of a "choice" made by God (as in Deu 1:7-7, Deu 26:18, Sept.); in Phi 1:22, Heb 11:25, of human "choice." Its special significance is to select rather by the act of taking, than by showing preference or favor.

akin to the verbal adjective hairetos, "that which may be taken" (see No.3), signifies "to take," with the implication that what is taken is eligible or suitable; hence, "to choose," by reason of this suitability, Mat 12:18, of God's delight in Christ as His "choosen." It is frequent in the Sept., e.g., Gen 30:20, Num 14:8, Psa 25:12, Psa 119:30, Psa 119:173, Psa 1:132-14, Hos 4:18, Hag 2:23 ("he hath chosen the Canaanites"); Zec 1:17, Zec 2:12, Mal 3:17.

see APPOINT, NO. 11.

signifies "to choose before," Act 10:41, where it is used of a choice made before by God.

Notes: (1) For procheirizo see APPOINT, No. 12.

(2) Stratologeo, in 2Ti 2:4 (AV, "chosen to be a soldier"), signifies to enroll as a soldier (RV). See SOLDIER.

akin to A, No. 1, signifies "chosen out, select," e.g., Mat 22:14, Luk 23:35, Rom 16:13 (perhaps in the sense of "eminent"); Rev 17:14. In 1Pe 2:4, 1Pe 2:9, the RV translates it "elect." See ELECT.

akin to A, No. 1 and B, "a picking out, choosing" (Eng., "eclogue"), is translated "chosen" in Act 9:15, lit., "he is a vessel of choice unto Me." In the six other places where this word is found it is translated "election." See ELECTION.