138 - haireó

Strong's Concordance

Original word: αἱρέομαι
Transliteration: haireó
Definition (short): choose
Definition (full): to take, choose

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: a prim. verb
Definition: to take, choose
NASB Translation: choose (1), choosing (1), chosen (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Probably akin to airo; to take for oneself, i.e. To prefer -- choose. Some of the forms are borrowed from a cognate hellomai hel'-lom-ahee; which is otherwise obsolete.

see GREEK airo

References

Strong's 138: 3 Occurrences
KJV: But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.
NASB: But if I am to live on in the flesh, this will mean fruitful labor for me; and I do not know which to choose.
KJV: But 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:
NASB: But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.
KJV: Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
NASB: choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin,