Strong’s G138 · Greek
αἱρέομαι
hairéomai · hahee-reh'-om-ahee
Origin probably akin to αἴρω (G142);
Meaning to take for oneself, i.e. to prefer
In the King James Version choose. Some of the forms are borrowed from a cognate ἕλλομαι; which is otherwise obsolete.
In 3 verses of the King James Version
- Philippians 1:22But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
- Hebrews 11:25Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.