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 go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.2 Thessalonians 2:13 · εἵλατοBut we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.Hebrews 11:25 · ἑλόμενοςHe chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.