χειροτονέω

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χειροτονέω

Greek transliteration

cheirotoneō

Simplified transliteration

cheirotoneo

Strong's number

5500

GK Number

5936

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

v-1d(2a)

Gloss

to appoint, choose

Definition

to stretch out the hand; to constitute by voting; to appoint, constitute,

, Acts 14:23; 2 Cor. 8:19*

Acts 14:23	And when they had appointed (cheirotonēsantes \| χειροτονήσαντες \| aor act ptcp nom pl masc) elders for them in every church, praying with fasting, they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
2 Corinthians 8:19	And not only this, but he has been appointed (cheirotonētheis \| χειροτονηθείς \| aor pass ptcp nom sg masc) by the churches to be our traveling companion as we carry out this act of kindness for the glory of the Lord himself, and to show our readiness.

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