αἱρέομαι
hairéomai · G138 · Greek · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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to choose, to select, to prefer
To make a choice of one or more possible alternatives
ExamplesPhilippians 1:22 But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me; and I do not know which to choose.
Hebrews 11:25 choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the temporary pleasures of sin,
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to choose, to select
To choose or select for the purpose of showing special favor to or concern for
Examples2 Thessalonians 2:13 But we should always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.
How it’s used In 5 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- θεόςGod 1
- Not stated: I 1
- Not stated in the clause 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
3 occurrences in 4 groups
- ἔχωto have 1
- σύyou 1
- συγκακουχέωto join in suffering 1
- τίςwho? what?, why? for what reason? 1
Second objectAs in “call him Lord”
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἀπαρχήfirstfruits 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 3 groups
- εἰςto+ σωτηρίαsalvation 1
- ἐνin+ ἁγιασμόςconsecration 1
- ἐνin+ πίστιςfaith, trust, faithfulness 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- γνωρίζωto make known, to know 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- ἐκλέγομαι eklégomai · G1586 · to choose, to select, to prefer
- Both ἐκλέγομαι (“to select, to choose”) and the target term denote choosing; the target emphasizes personal preference or taking something for oneself, while ἐκλέγομαι denotes selection more generally, often in contexts of authoritative or divine choice.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- To choose, to select, to prefer30.86
- This verb denotes preferring one option over another, as in Hebrews 11:25's description of Moses choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the temporary pleasures of sin.
- To choose, to select30.91
- The verb also denotes a simple act of selection, as in 2 Thessalonians 2:13's statement that God has chosen believers from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.
Word family 30 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Also from the root αἱρέομαι
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (ῶ: (thought by some to be akin to ἄγρα, ἀγρέω, χείρ, English grip, etc.; cf. Alexander…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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