Strong's G138

αἱρέομαι(hairéomai)

Language:
Greek (New Testament)

Definition

to take for oneself, i.e. to prefer

Derivation

probably akin to G142 (αἴρω);

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, αἱρέομαι is translated as: choose.

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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Greek root word in the New Testament. The Greek dictionary covers all 5,624 root words. This entry is in the public domain.