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GreekG5500Verb

χειροτονέω

cheirotoneō

4Occurrences
G5500Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to be a hand-reacher or voter (by raising the hand), i.e. (generally) to select or appoint

from a comparative of G5495 (χείρ) and (to stretch);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.to vote by stretching out the hand in the Athenian *ἐκκλησία *(Luc., Plut.).
2.to appoint

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

χειροτονέω appears 4 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Corinthians
1
2 Timothy
1
Acts
1
Titus
1

Key Passages

2 Corinthians 8:19BSB

More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the offering —the gracious gift we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.

2 Timothy 4:22BSB

The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you all.

Acts 14:23BSB

Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.

Titus 3:15BSB

All who are with me send you greetings.Greet those who love us in the faith.Grace be with all of you.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.