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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G138 — αἱρέω
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ahireō · to choose · Greek
3 tagged verse occurrences
Philippians 1:22 · αἱρήσομαιBut if to live in the flesh,—if this shall bring fruit from my work, then what I shall choose I know not.2 Thessalonians 2:13 · εἵλατοBut we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, for that God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:Hebrews 11:25 · ἑλόμενοςchoosing rather to share ill treatment with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;