What does αἱρέομαι (hairéomai) mean in the Bible?
αἱρέομαι (hairéomai) is a Greek word meaning "to choose".
Greek · G138
αἱρέομαι
To choose
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αἱρέομαι G138
Pronunciation hairéomai
What does αἱρέομαι (hairéomai) mean in the Bible?
αἱρέομαι (hairéomai) is a Greek word meaning "to choose".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G138?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include chose (1), He chose (1), shall I choose (1).
Where does αἱρέομαι (hairéomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Philippians 1:22. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Thessalonians (1), Hebrews (1), Philippians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It chose 1× 2 Thessalonians 2:13
He chose 1× Hebrews 11:25
shall I choose 1× Philippians 1:22
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Philippians 1:22
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Philippians 1 2 Thessalonians 1 Hebrews 1
Source forms
αἱρήσομαι 1x hairēsomai Philippians 1:22
εἵλατο 1x heilato 2 Thessalonians 2:13
ἑλόμενος 1x helomenos Hebrews 11:25
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x 2 Thessalonians 2:13
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Hebrews 11:25
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular 1x Philippians 1:22
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to choose
Strong's G138
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 2 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to choose
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Philippians 1:22 Verb First Person Singular Future Middle Indicative
αἱρήσομαι airhsomai
I choose, prefer
Read verse 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Verb Third Person Singular Second Aorist Middle Indicative
εἵλετο eileto
I choose, prefer
Read verse Hebrews 11:25 Verb Second Aorist Middle Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἑλόμενος elomenov
I choose, prefer
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 3 Tenses Future, Aorist Voices Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Future Middle Phil 1:22 1×
Aorist Middle 2 Thess 2:13 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Middle Heb 11:25 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 2 future 1
Voice
middle 3
Mood
indicative 2 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
αἱρέομαι is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain