ἐπιλέγομαι epilégomai

Meaning

to surname, select

In the King James Version: call, choose

Derivation: middle voice from G1909 (ἐπί) and G3004 (λέγω);

Where it is used

• John 5:2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool with five covered colonnades, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda.
• Acts 15:40 but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.