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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 140. αἱρετίζω (hairetizó) -- To choose, to prefer</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/140.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/hebrews/9-22.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/140.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 140</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/139.htm" title="139">◄</a> 140. hairetizó <a href="../greek/141.htm" title="141">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">hairetizó: To choose, to prefer</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">αἱρετίζω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>hairetizó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>hahee-ret-ID-zo<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(hahee-ret-id'-zo)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To choose, to prefer<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I choose.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from αἱρέω (haireō), meaning "to choose" or "to take."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>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).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>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.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>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.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 140</b> <i>hairetízō</i> (from <a href="/greek/138.htm">138</a> <i>/hairéomai</i>) – to select, choose <i>as one's own</i>. <a href="/greek/138.htm">See 138</a> (<i>haireō</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/138.htm">haireó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to choose<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>chosen (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 140: αἱρετίζω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">αἱρετίζω</span></span>: 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ᾑρέτισα</span> (<span class="manuref">Treg.</span> <span class="greek2">ᾑρέτισα</span>, see Iota); (from <span class="greek2">αἱρετός</span>, see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">αἱρέω</span></span>); <span class="accented">to choose</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/12-18.htm">Matthew 12:18</a>. (Often in the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> in O. T. Apocrypha and in ecclesiastical writings; the middle is found in <span class="abbreviation">Ctesias</span> (<DATE_RANGE:401 B.C.>) Pers. § 9 (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> edition Schweig. 6:2, p. 354). Cf. Sturz, De dial. Maced. etc., p. 144.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>choose. <p>From a derivative of <a href="/greek/138.htm">haireomai</a>; to make a choice -- choose. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/138.htm">haireomai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αιρετιει αιρετιεί αιρετίζει αιρετιώ ηρέτικε ηρέτικέ ηρέτικεν ηρετισα ηρέτισα ᾑρέτισα ηρετισάμην ηρέτισαν ηρετίσατο ηρέτισε eretisa ēretisa heirétisa hēirétisa heretisa hēretisa<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/12-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 12:18</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular">V-AIA-1S</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μου ὃν <b>ᾑρέτισα</b> ὁ ἀγαπητός</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> WHOM <span class="itali">I HAVE CHOSEN;</span> MY BELOVED<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> whom <span class="itali">I have chosen;</span> my<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/12-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of me whom <span class="itali">I have chosen</span> beloved<p><b><a href="/greek/140.htm">Strong's Greek 140</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_140.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/e_retisa_140.htm">ᾑρέτισα — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/139.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="139"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="139" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/141.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="141"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="141" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>