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
ahireō · to choose · Greek
3 tagged verse occurrences
Philippians 1:22 · αἱρήσομαιBut if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I don’t know what I will choose.2 Thessalonians 2:13 · εἵλατοBut we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth;Hebrews 11:25 · ἑλόμενοςchoosing rather to share ill treatment with God’s people, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time;