αἱρετίζω
hairetízō · G140 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to choose, to select
To choose or select for the purpose of showing special favor to or concern for
ExamplesMatthew 12:18 “BEHOLD, MY SERVANT WHOM I HAVE CHOSEN; MY BELOVED IN WHOM MY SOUL DELIGHTS; I WILL PUT MY SPIRIT UPON HIM, AND HE WILL PROCLAIM JUSTICE TO THE GENTILES.
How it’s used In 3 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
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- Not stated: I 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ὅςwho, which, that 1
Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- παῖςservant, child 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 3 words
- ἐκλέγομαι eklégomai · G1586 · to choose, to select, to prefer
- ἐκλέγομαι and the target term αἱρέομαι both denote deliberate selection or choice, occupying the same narrow semantic field of choosing among alternatives.
- ἐκλογή eklogḗ · G1589 · to choose, choice, chosen
- Both terms describe the activity of choosing or selection. ἐκλογή (eklogḗ, G1589) typically denotes the abstract result or state of selection, particularly in contexts of divine election, while αἱρετίζω (hairetízō, G140) expresses the active verbal process of making a choice.
- προχειροτονέω procheirotonéō · G4401 · to choose in advance, to select beforehand, to designate in advance
- Both terms denote deliberate selection or election. The target carries a temporal prefix indicating advance designation, while this term represents the simpler act of choosing without the temporal qualifier. Though attestation is limited, the terms share the core concept of purposeful selection within early Christian organizational contexts.
In the other Testament 1 word
- בָּחַר bâchar · H977 · to choose, to prefer, choice
- Hebrew בָּחַר is the standard verb for choosing or selecting across a wide range of contexts (cultic election, political appointment, personal preference), while Greek αἱρετίζω is a rarer term for making a deliberate choice; the correspondence reflects direct translation of the Hebrew choosing concept, with the Greek term foregrounding the act of choice itself.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To choose, to select30.91
- This verb denotes selecting someone for a purpose, as in Matthew 12:18's quotation, "BEHOLD, MY SERVANT WHOM I HAVE CHOSEN; MY BELOVED IN WHOM MY SOUL DELIGHTS."
Word family 28 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon : 1 aorist ᾑρέτισα (Treg. ᾑρέτισα, see Iota); (from αἱρετός, see αἱρέω); to choose: Mt…
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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