Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
ἐκ-λέγω (G1586)
22 ἐκ-λέγω [in LXX chiefly for בָּחַר ;] to pick out, choose . In NT always mid. (exc. Lk 9:35 , ἐκλελεγμένος , WH, ἀγαπητός , R, mg.), to pick out for oneself, choose (cf. M, Pr. , 157 f.): c. acc rei, Lk 10:42 14:7 ; c. acc pers., Ac 6:5 15:22 , 25 ; of Christ (v. supr.), Lk 9:35 ; of Christ's choice of disciples, Lk 6:13 , Jo 6:70 13:18 15:16 , 19 Ac 1:2 ; of the Divine choice: of persons, Mk 13:20 , Ac 1:24 13:17 15:7 , Eph 1:4 , Ja 2:5 ; of things, I Co 1:27 , 28 (Cremer, 402, 773).†
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain