G1951
ἐπιλέγω
to call/choose
ἐπι-λέγω [in LXX chiefly for בָּחַר ;] __1. to say in addition (Hdt.). __2. to call by name, to call: Jhn.5:2. __3. to choose; mid., to choose for oneself: Act.15:40.† (AS)
The KJV translates G1951 in the following manner:
called (2x), chose (2x)
Full Thayer's lexicon entry
ἐπιλέγομαι — epilégomai
ἐπιλέγω: (present passive participle ἐπιλεγόμενος); 1 aorist middle participle ἐπιλεξάμενος;
1. to say besides (cf. ἐπί, D. 4) (Herodotus, et al.); to surname (Plato, legg. 3, p. 700 b.): in passive Joh 5:2 (Tdf. τό λεγομένη), unless the meaning to name (put a name upon) be preferred here; cf. ἐπονομάζω.
2. to choose for (Herodotus and following; the Sept.); middle to choose for oneself: Act 15:40 (2Sa 10:9; Herodotus 3, 157; Thucydides 7, 19; Diodorus 3, 73 (74); 14, 12; Josephus, Antiquities 4, 2, 4, and others).
2 occurrences
John (1), Acts (1)