ἐκλογή, ῆς ἡ (ἐκλέγω), [in Aq: Isa.22:7; Sm,
Th.: Isa.37:24 *;]
a choice, selection; in NT, always of the Divine choice (EV, election): σκεῦος ἐκλογῆς, genitive qual, a chosen vessel; κατ ἐ, Rom.9:11 11:5, 28; with genitive of person(s), 1Th.1:4, 2Pe.1:10; by meton, ἡ ἐ. = οἱ ἐκλεκτοί, Rom.11:7. (
AS)