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elect

Meaning of “elect”

Sense 1: Chosen or selected. Sense 2: As a noun, one or more who are chosen.

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Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616Cawdrey 1604Webster 1828
17 occurrences17 verses10 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Isaiah 42:1

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1 Timothy 5:21
I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Timothy 5:21 · retained source text

I charge thee before God, and the Lord Iesus Christ, and the elect Angels, that thou obserue these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partialitie.

1611 marginal noteOr, without preiudice.

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Mark 13:20

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.

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Historical definitions

Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more. ... One chosen or set apart.

volume 1, leaves 657-658, columns 3-1 (adjective and noun entries)