αἱρέω

ahireō

Greek G0138 Verb 3 occurrences in 3 verses

αἱρέω to choose

αἱρέω,

[in LXX for אמר hi., בּחר, etc. ;]

to take; Mid., -ομαι (M, Pr., 158 f.; MM, VGT, see word), to choose: Php.1:22, 2Th.2:13, Heb.11:25. (Cf. ἀν-, ἀφ-, δι-, ἐξ-, καθ-, περι-, προ-αιρέω.) †

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Concordance 3 verses

Philippians 1:22 αἱρήσομαι

But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.
2 Thessalonians 2:13 εἵλατο

But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
Hebrews 11:25 ἑλόμενος

He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.