αἵρεσις
haíresis · G139 · Greek · 9 occurrences
Meanings
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religious party, sect
A division or group based upon different doctrinal opinions and/or loyalties and hence by implication in certain contexts an unjustified party or group (applicable in the NT to religious parties)
ExamplesActs 5:17 But the high priest stood up, along with all his associates (that is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.
Acts 15:5 But some of the sect of the Pharisees who had believed stood up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them and to direct them to keep the Law of Moses.”
Acts 24:5 “For we have found this man a public menace and one who stirs up dissensions among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
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false teaching, untrue doctrine, heresy
The content of teaching which is not true
Examples2 Peter 2:1 But false prophets also appeared among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.
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division, separate group
A division of people into different and opposing sets
Examples1 Corinthians 11:19 For there also have to be factions among you, so that those who are approved may become evident among you.
Galatians 5:20 idolatry, witchcraft, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions,
How it’s used In 7 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
5 occurrences in 5 groups
- θρησκείαreligion 1
- Ναζωραῖοςa Nazoræan 1
- Σαδδουκαῖοςa Sadducæan 1
- ΦαρισαῖοςPharisee 1
- ἀπώλειαdestruction 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἀκριβέστατοςaccurate 1
- οὗτοςthis 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- παρεισάγωto bring in 1
Second object ofSecond object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- λέγωto say 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- σύyou 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- κατάaccording to, against, down 2
- περίconcerning, about, for 1
- ἀπόfrom 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- πρωτοστάτηςleader 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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Semantic domains 3 entries
- Religious party, sect11.50
- This noun denotes an organized religious grouping, as in Acts 5:17's reference to the high priest and his associates, that is, the sect of the Sadducees.
- False teaching, untrue doctrine, heresy33.241
- The noun also denotes destructive false teaching, as in 2 Peter 2:1's warning of false teachers who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them.
- Division, separate group63.27
- The noun also denotes a division within a single community, as in 1 Corinthians 11:19's statement, "For there also have to be factions among you, so that those who are approved may become evident among you."
Word family 28 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (εως, ἡ; 1. (from αἱρέω), act of taking, capture: τῆς πόλεως, the storming of a city; in…
1. (from αἱρέω), act of taking, capture: τῆς πόλεως, the storming of a city; in secular authors.
2. (from ἁιρέομαι), choosing, choice, very often in secular writings: the Sept. Lev 22:18; Lev 22:1 Macc. 8:30.
3. that which is chosen, a chosen course of thought and action; hence one's chosen opinion, tenet; according to the context, an opinion varying from the true exposition of the Christian faith (heresy): 2 Pet 2:1 (cf. DeWette at the passage), and in ecclesiastical writings (cf. Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word).
4. a body of men separating themselves from others and following their own tenets (a sect or party): as the Sadducees, Acts 5:17; the Pharisees, Acts 15:5; Acts 26:5; the Christians, Acts 24:5, Acts 24:14 (in both instances with a suggestion of reproach); (in Diogenes Laërtius 1 (13) 18f, others, used of the schools of philosophy).
5. dissensions arising from diversity of opinions and aims: Gal 5:20; 1 Cor 11:19. (Cf. Meyer, at the passages cited; B. D. American edition under the word ; Burton, Bampt. Lect. for 1829; Campbell, Diss. on the Gospels, diss. iv., part iv.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
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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