G138: αἱρέομαι
hairéomai · “to choose”
Definition
to take for oneself, i.e. to prefer
KJV translates it as: choose
Word origin: probably akin to G142 (αἴρω);
Extended definition
[in LXX for אמר hi., בּחר, etc. ;]
to take; Mid., -ομαι (M, Pr., 158 f.; MM, VGT, see word), to choose: Php.1:22, 2Th.2:13, Heb.11:25. (Cf. ἀν-, ἀφ-, δι-, ἐξ-, καθ-, περι-, προ-αιρέω.) †
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Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G138 is translated
- will i choose ×1
- has chosen ×1
- having chosen ×1
Bible verses with G138 (hairéomai)
Hairéomai appears in 3 verses.
- Philippians 1:22
But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13
But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
- Hebrews 11:25
Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
Words derived from G138
αἵρεσις G139
haíresis — sect
αἱρετίζω G140
hairetízō — to choose
ἅλωσις G259
hálōsis — capture
ἀναιρέω G337
anairéō — to kill
ἀναλίσκω G355
analískō — to consume
ἁρπάζω G726
harpázō — to seize
ἀφαιρέω G851
aphairéō — to remove
διαιρέω G1244
diairéō — to distribute
ἑλκύω G1670
helkýō — to draw/persuade
ἐξαιρέω G1807
exairéō — to take out/select
θέλω G2309
thélō — to will/desire
ἵλεως G2436
híleōs — propitious/gracious
καθαιρέω G2507
kathairéō — to take down
ὅμιλος G3658
hómilos — crowd
περιαιρέω G4014
periairéō — to take away
προαιρέομαι G4255
proairéomai — to predetermine
σπεῖρα G4686
speîra — band
σύρω G4951
sýrō — to drag
τίλλω G5089
tíllō — to pluck