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title="140">►</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 Concordance</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">hairesis: choice, opinion</span></div><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">αἵρεσις, εως, ἡ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>hairesis<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(hah'-ee-res-is)<br><span class="tophdg">Short Definition: </span>a self-chosen opinion, a sect<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>a self-chosen opinion, a religious or philosophical sect, discord or contention.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>139</b> <i>haíresis</i> (a feminine noun derived from <a href="/greek/138.htm">138</a> <i>/hairéomai</i>, "<i>personally</i> select, choose") – properly, a <i>personal</i> (<i>decisive</i>) <i>choice</i>.</p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/139.htm">139</a> <i>/haíresis</i> ("a strong, distinctive opinion") is used in the NT of individual "parties (sects)" that operated within Judaism. The term stresses the <i>personal aspect of choice</i> – and hence how being a Sadducee (Ac 5:17) was sharply distinguished from being a Pharisee (Ac 15:5; 26:5).</p><p class="discovery">[As a feminine noun, <a href="/greek/139.htm">139</a> (<i>haíresis</i>) highlights the subjective (<i>individual</i>) nature of a <i>specific</i> (divisive) <i>opinion</i>.]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 139: αἵρεσις</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">αἵρεσις</span></span>, <span class="greek2">(εως</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>; <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> (from <span class="greek2">αἱρέω</span>), <span class="accented">act of taking, capture</span>: <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">πόλεως</span>, the storming of a city; in secular authors. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> (from <span class="greek2">ἁιρέομαι</span>), <span class="accented">choosing, choice,</span> very often in secular writings: the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/22-18.htm">Leviticus 22:18</a>; 1 Macc. 8:30. <p><span class="textheading">3.</span> <span class="accented">that which is chosen,</span> a chosen course of thought and action; hence one's <span class="accented">chosen opinion, tenet</span>; according to the context, an opinion varying from the true exposition of the Christian faith (<span class="accented">heresy</span>): <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1</a> (cf. DeWette at the passage), and in ecclesiastical writings (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Sophocles</span>' Lexicon, under the word). <p><span class="textheading">4.</span> <span class="accented">a body of men separating themselves from others and following their own tenets</span> (a <span class="accented">sect</span> or <span class="accented">party</span>): as the Sadducees, <a href="/interlinear/acts/5-17.htm">Acts 5:17</a>; the Pharisees, <a href="/interlinear/acts/15-5.htm">Acts 15:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/26-5.htm">Acts 26:5</a>; the Christians, <a href="/interlinear/acts/24-5.htm">Acts 24:5, 14</a> (in both instances with a suggestion of reproach); <BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Acts 28:22> (in <span class="abbreviation">Diogenes Laërtius</span> 1 (13) 18f, others, used of the schools of philosophy). <p><span class="textheading">5.</span> <span class="accented">dissensions</span> arising from diversity of opinions and aims: <a href="/interlinear/galatians/5-20.htm">Galatians 5:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/11-19.htm">1 Corinthians 11:19</a>. (Cf. Meyer, at the passages cited; <span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span> American edition under the word <REFERENCE_WORK:Smith's Bible Dictionary><TOPIC:Sects>; Burton, Bampt. Lect. for 1829; Campbell, Diss. on the Gospels, diss. iv., part iv.)<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>heresy, sect. <p>From <a href="/greek/138.htm">haireomai</a>; properly, a choice, i.e. (specially) a party or (abstractly) disunion -- heresy (which is the Greek word itself), sect. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/138.htm">haireomai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αιρεσεις αιρέσεις αἱρέσεις αιρεσεως αιρέσεως αἱρέσεως αιρεσιν αίρεσιν αἵρεσιν αιρεσις αίρεσις αἵρεσις aireseis aireseos aireseōs airesin airesis haireseis hairéseis haireseos haireseōs hairéseos hairéseōs hairesin haíresin hairesis haíresis<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="/greek/139.htm">Strong's Greek 139</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_139.htm">9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/aireseis_139.htm">αἱρέσεις — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/aireseo_s_139.htm">αἱρέσεως — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/airesin_139.htm">αἵρεσιν — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/airesis_139.htm">αἵρεσις — 1 Occ.</a><br><br><b><a href="/text/acts/5-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 5:17</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἡ οὖσα <b>αἵρεσις</b> τῶν Σαδδουκαίων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> his associates <span class="itali">(that is the sect</span> of the Sadducees),<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> is <span class="itali">the sect</span> of the Sadducees,)<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/5-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> which is [the] <span class="itali">sect</span> of the Sadducees<p><b><a href="/text/acts/15-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 15:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀπὸ τῆς <b>αἱρέσεως</b> τῶν Φαρισαίων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But some <span class="itali">of the sect</span> of the Pharisees<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of <span class="itali">the sect</span> of the Pharisees<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/15-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the <span class="itali">sect</span> of the Pharisees<p><b><a href="/text/acts/24-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 24:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῶν Ναζωραίων <b>αἱρέσεως</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and a ringleader <span class="itali">of the sect</span> of the Nazarenes.<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a ringleader <span class="itali">of the sect</span> of the Nazarenes:<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/24-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the Nazarenes <span class="itali">sect</span><p><b><a href="/text/acts/24-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 24:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἣν λέγουσιν <b>αἵρεσιν</b> οὕτως λατρεύω</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> they call <span class="itali">a sect</span> I do serve<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> which they call <span class="itali">heresy,</span> so worship I<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/24-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> which they call <span class="itali">a sect</span> so I serve<p><b><a href="/text/acts/26-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 26:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/26.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὴν ἀκριβεστάτην <b>αἵρεσιν</b> τῆς ἡμετέρας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to the strictest <span class="itali">sect</span> of our religion.<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the most straitest <span class="itali">sect</span> of our<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/26-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the strictest <span class="itali">sect</span> of the of us<p><b><a href="/text/acts/28-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 28:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/28.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γὰρ τῆς <b>αἱρέσεως</b> ταύτης γνωστὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> this <span class="itali">sect,</span> it is known<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as concerning this <span class="itali">sect,</span> we know<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/28-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> indeed the <span class="itali">sect</span> this known<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/11-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 11:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural">N-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γὰρ καὶ <b>αἱρέσεις</b> ἐν ὑμῖν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> also <span class="itali">be factions</span> among<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> be also <span class="itali">heresies</span> among you,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/11-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> indeed also <span class="itali">factions</span> among you<p><b><a href="/text/galatians/5-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 5:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural">N-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐριθείαι διχοστασίαι <b>αἱρέσεις</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> disputes, dissensions, <span class="itali">factions,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> strife, seditions, <span class="itali">heresies,</span><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/5-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> contentions dissentions <span class="itali">factions</span><p><b><a href="/text/2_peter/2-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Peter 2:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οἵτινες παρεισάξουσιν <b>αἱρέσεις</b> ἀπωλείας καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_peter/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> destructive <span class="itali">heresies,</span> even<br><a href="/kjvs/2_peter/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> damnable <span class="itali">heresies,</span> even<br><a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> who will bring in stealthily <span class="itali">heresies</span> destructive and<p><b><a href="/greek/strongs_139.htm">9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/greek/138.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="138"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="138" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/140.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="140"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="140" /></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></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="/strongsleft.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="/strongsright.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></body></html>