Strong's G5500
χειροτονέω(cheirotonéō)
- Language:
- Greek (New Testament)
Definition
to be a hand-reacher or voter (by raising the hand), i.e. (generally) to select or appoint
Derivation
from a comparative of G5495 (χείρ) and (to stretch);
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, χειροτονέω is translated as: choose, ordain.
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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.