KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Chosen or selected. Sense 2: As a noun, one or more who are chosen.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Isaiah 42:1
Complete exact-word concordance
BEHOLD my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
¶ Behold my seruant whome I vphold, mine elect in whom my soule delighteth: I haue put my Spirit vpon him, he shall bring forth iudgement to the Gentiles.
1611 marginal noteMat.12.18.
1611 marginal noteMat.3.17. and 17.5. eph.1.6.
For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.
For Iacob my seruants sake, and Israel mine elect, I haue euen called thee by thy name: I haue surnamed thee, though thou hast not knowen me.
And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
And I will bring forth a seede out of Iacob, and out of Iudah an inheritour of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my seruants shall dwell there.
They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
They shal not build, and another inhabit: they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the daies of a tree, are the dayes of my people, and mine elect shal long enioy the worke of their hands.
1611 marginal noteHeb. shall make them continue long, or shall weare out.
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shal shew great signes and wonders: insomuch that (if it were possible,) they shall deceiue the very elect.
And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
And hee shall send his Angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his Elect from the foure windes, from one end of heauen to the other.
1611 marginal noteOr, with a Trumpet and a great voice.
1611 marginal note1.Cor. 15.52. 1.thes. 4.16.
For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shewe signes and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, euen the elect.
And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
And then shal he send his Angels, and shall gather together his elect from the foure winds, from the vttermost part of the earth, to the vttermost part of heauen.
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
And shall not God auenge his owne elect, which crie day and night vnto him, thogh he beare long with them?
Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth.
Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods elect? It is God that iustifieth:
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Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
Chosen; one who is chosen.
Chosen; one who is chosen.
Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more. ... One chosen or set apart.
