140. hairetizó
Strong's Lexicon
hairetizó: To choose, to prefer

Original Word: αἱρετίζω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: hairetizó
Pronunciation: hahee-ret-ID-zo
Phonetic Spelling: (hahee-ret-id'-zo)
Definition: To choose, to prefer
Meaning: I choose.

Word Origin: Derived from αἱρέω (haireō), meaning "to choose" or "to take."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of choosing is reflected in several Hebrew words, such as בָּחַר (bachar, Strong's H977), which means "to choose" or "to select." This term is used in the Old Testament to describe God's choice of Israel as His people (e.g., Deuteronomy 7:6).

Usage: The verb "hairetizó" is used to express the act of choosing or preferring one thing over another. It implies a deliberate decision or selection based on personal preference or judgment. In the context of the New Testament, it often conveys the idea of making a choice that aligns with one's values or beliefs.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of choice was significant in philosophical and ethical discussions. The ability to choose was often associated with moral responsibility and personal agency. In the Jewish context, choosing was also a central theme, as seen in the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where the people were called to choose obedience to God's commandments.

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 140 hairetízō (from 138 /hairéomai) – to select, choose as one's own. See 138 (haireō).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from haireó
Definition
to choose
NASB Translation
chosen (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 140: αἱρετίζω

αἱρετίζω: 1 aorist ᾑρέτισα (Treg. ᾑρέτισα, see Iota); (from αἱρετός, see αἱρέω); to choose: Matthew 12:18. (Often in the Sept. in O. T. Apocrypha and in ecclesiastical writings; the middle is found in Ctesias () Pers. § 9 (cf. Herodotus edition Schweig. 6:2, p. 354). Cf. Sturz, De dial. Maced. etc., p. 144.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
choose.

From a derivative of haireomai; to make a choice -- choose.

see GREEK haireomai

Forms and Transliterations
αιρετιει αιρετιεί αιρετίζει αιρετιώ ηρέτικε ηρέτικέ ηρέτικεν ηρετισα ηρέτισα ᾑρέτισα ηρετισάμην ηρέτισαν ηρετίσατο ηρέτισε eretisa ēretisa heirétisa hēirétisa heretisa hēretisa
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 12:18 V-AIA-1S
GRK: μου ὃν ᾑρέτισα ὁ ἀγαπητός
NAS: WHOM I HAVE CHOSEN; MY BELOVED
KJV: whom I have chosen; my
INT: of me whom I have chosen beloved

Strong's Greek 140
1 Occurrence


ᾑρέτισα — 1 Occ.

















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