ἐπιλέγω epilegō 2x
to call, [Joh 5:2]; mid. to select for one’s self, choose, [Act 15:40]
G1951 — ἐπιλέγω
: (present passive participle ἐπιλεγόμενος); 1 aorist middle participle ἐπιλεξάμενος;
1. to say besides (cf. ἐπί, D. 4) (Herodotus, et al.); to surname (Plato, legg. 3, p. 700 b.): in passive [Joh 5:2] (Tdf. τό λεγομένη), unless the meaning to name (put a name upon) be preferred here; cf. ἐπονομάζω.
2. to choose for (Herodotus and following; the Sept.); middle to choose for oneself: [Act 15:40] ([2Sa 10:9]; Herodotus 3, 157; Thucydides 7, 19; Diodorus 3, 73 (74); 14, 12; Josephus, Antiquities 4, 2, 4, and others).
ἐπι - λέγω ,
[in LXX chiefly for H977;]
1. to say in addition ( Hdt .).
2. to call by name, to call: [Joh 5:2].
3. to choose; mid ., to choose for oneself: [Act 15:40]. †