Gloss
to choose
Forms of the word
Dictionary
αἱρέω
Greek transliteration
haireō
Simplified transliteration
haireo
Principal Parts
αἱρήσω, εἷλα ορ εἷλον, -, ᾔρημαι, ᾐρέθην
Numbers
Strong's number
138
GK Number
145
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1d(2a)
Definition
some list as deponent αἱρέομαι, to take; mid. to choose
Greek-English Concordance for αἱρέω
| Philippians 1:22 | If I am to go on living in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me; yet I do not know which I would prefer (hairēsomai | αἱρήσομαι | fut mid ind 1 sg). |
| 2 Thessalonians 2:13 | But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose (heilato | εἵλατο | aor mid ind 3 sg) you as first fruits for salvation, by sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth. |
| Hebrews 11:25 | choosing (helomenos | ἑλόμενος | aor mid ptcp nom sg masc) rather to suffer hardship along with the people of God than to enjoy the transient pleasure of sin. |
