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.
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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.
