αἱρέω, [in LXX for אמר hi., בּחר, etc. ;] to take; Mid., -ομαι (M, Pr., 158 f.; MM, VGT, see word), to choose: Php.1:22, 2Th.2:13, Heb.11:25. (Cf. ἀν-, ἀφ-, δι-, ἐξ-, καθ-, περι-, προ-αιρέω.) † (AS)
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ahireō · to choose · Greek
3 tagged verse occurrences
Philippians 1:22 · αἱρήσομαιBut if I live in the flesh, this [is] the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.2 Thessalonians 2:13 · εἵλατοBut we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:Hebrews 11:25 · ἑλόμενοςChoosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;