Strong's Lexicon
G140
G140 — αἱρετίζω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G140 |
|---|---|
| Word: | αἱρετίζω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from a derivative of G138 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | hairetizo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hai-ret-id'-zo |
| Meaning: | 1. to make a choice |
| KJV Renderings: | choose |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
αἱρετίζω: 1 aorist ᾑρέτισα (Treg. ᾑρέτισα, see Iota); (from αἱρετός, see αἱρέω); to choose: Mat 12:18. (Often in the Sept. in O. T. Apocrypha and in ecclesiastical writings; the middle is found in Ctesias () Pers. § 9 (cf. Herodotus edition Schweig. 6:2, p. 354). Cf. Sturz, De dial. Maced. etc., p. 144.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
αἱρετίζω (choose)
Matthew 12:18
- KJV: Behold my servant whom I have chosen my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased I will put my spirit upon him and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles
- GK: ιδού ο παις μου ον ηρέτισα ο αγαπητός μου εις ον ευδόκησεν η ψυχή μου θήσω το πνεύμά μου επ΄ αυτόν και κρίσιν τοις έθνεσιν απαγγελεί