Dictionary entry

ἐπιλέγω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἐπι-λέγω

[in LXX chiefly for בָּחַר;]

1. to say in addition (Hdt.).

2. to call by name, to call: Jo 5:2.

3. to choose; mid., to choose for oneself: Ac 15:40.†