Ἐκλεκτός
chosen, selected
Translated by Antonella Ippolito19 Apr 2007Vetting: high9 revisions
Translation
With acute accent on the last syllable; but e)pi/lektos has acute accent on the antepenultimate. [This is] because the former is derived from the verb, the latter from the noun.1
Solomon says: "the hand of the chosen ones shall easily rule".2 "For ruling, perhaps, can also pertain to generally bad people, who restrain the physical instincts because of fear or shame, by means of a strong act of compulsion; on the other hand, not letting themselves be overpowered by the forces of the inferior because of love for the superior world is typical of people whom God loves and those whom Scripture calls 'chosen ones'."3
Solomon says: "the hand of the chosen ones shall easily rule".2 "For ruling, perhaps, can also pertain to generally bad people, who restrain the physical instincts because of fear or shame, by means of a strong act of compulsion; on the other hand, not letting themselves be overpowered by the forces of the inferior because of love for the superior world is typical of people whom God loves and those whom Scripture calls 'chosen ones'."3