αἱρέομαι
haireomai · choose
Greek word · Strong’s number G138 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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haireomai (αἱρέομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “choose”.
Pick for oneself.
How to say it
hai·re·o·mai
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To prefer one thing among several.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- I will choose ×1
- choosing ×1
- chose ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words that come from it
- θέλω thelō · want, wish
- ἀναιρέω anaireō · take away, kill
- ἁρπάζω harpazō · snatch
- ἀφαιρέω aphaireō · cut off, take away
- αἵρεσις hairesis · party, faction
- καθαιρέω kathaireō · take down
- ἑλκύω helkyō · draw, drag
- ἐξαιρέω exaireō · take out, rescue
- σπεῖρα speira · cohort
- περιαιρέω periaireō · take away, cast off
- σύρω syrō · drag
- τίλλω tillō · pluck
- διαιρέω diaireō · divide
- ἵλεως hileōs · merciful
- ἀναλίσκω analiskō · consume
- αἱρετίζω hairetizō · choose
- ἅλωσις halōsis · capture
- ὅμιλος homilos · mist
- προαιρέομαι proaireomai · decide, choose
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Philippians 1:22
But if I am to live in the flesh, this is fruit of work for me; and what I will choose I do not know.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13
But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth,
- Hebrews 11:25
choosing rather to be mistreated along with the people of God than to have the fleeting enjoyment of sin,