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
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Put on therefore (as the elect of God, holy and beloued) bowels of mercies, kindnesse, humblenesse of minde, meekenesse, long suffering,
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.
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.
PAUL, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;
¶ Paul a seruant of God, and an Apostle of Iesus Christ, according to the Faith of Gods Elect, and the acknowledging of the trueth which is after godlinesse,
elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
Elect, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit vnto obedience, and sprinkling of the blood of Iesus Christ: Grace vnto you and peace be multiplied.
Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
Wherefore it is conteined in the Scripture, Beholde, I lay in Sion a chiefe corner stone, elect, precious, and he that beleeueth on him, shall not be confounded.
1611 marginal noteEsa. 28.16. psa. 118.22. mat. 21.42. actes 4.12.
THE elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
¶ The Elder vnto the elect Lady, and her children, whome I loue in the trueth: and not I onely, but also all they that haue knowen y e trueth:
The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
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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.
