Greek - English Dictionary
G139 - Sect
| Strong's No.: | G139 |
| Greek: | αἵρεσις |
| Transliteration: | hairesis |
| Phonetic: | hah'ee-res-is |
| Word Origin: | From G138 |
| Bible Usage: | heresy [which is the Greekord itself] sect. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Feminine |
| Strongs Definition: | properly a choice that is (specifically) a party or (abstractly) disunion . ( |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. act of taking, capture: e.g. storming a city 2. choosing, choice 3. that which is chosen 4. a body of men following their own tenets (sect or party) a. of the Sadducees b. of the Pharisees c. of the Christians 5. dissensions arising from diversity of opinions and aims |
| Bible References:
Sect |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
heresies ( 3 )
heresy ( 1 )
sect ( 5 )
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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.