Greek - English Dictionary
G138 - Chosen
| Strong's No.: | G138 |
| Greek: | αἱρέομαι |
| Transliteration: | aihreomai |
| Phonetic: | hahee-reh'-om-ahee |
| Word Origin: | Probably akin to G142 |
| Bible Usage: | choose. Some of the forms are borrowed from a cognate hellomai hel-lom-ahee; which is otherwise obsolete. |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | to take for oneself that is to prefer . Some of the forms are borrowed from a cognate (ἕλλομαι hellomai) which is otherwise obsolete |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. to take for oneself, to prefer, choose 2. to choose by vote, elect to office |
| Bible References:
Chosen |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
choose ( 1 )
Choosing ( 1 )
chosen ( 1 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.