Glossary Term
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- εκλογή
- Transliteration
- eklogí
- Rejected alternatives
- εκλογή με τη σύγχρονη κυρίαρχη πολιτική έννοια (πολιτικές εκλογές, ψηφοφορία)
Election
Same NT word, but Modern Greek ‘εκλογή/εκλογές’ is dominated by its political sense (elections, voting) in everyday usage. God’s sovereign, gracious choice in Romans 9-11 must be actively distinguished from the ballot-box connotation a contemporary Greek reader will default to first.
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