What does χειροτονέω (cheirotonéō) mean in the Bible?
χειροτονέω (cheirotonéō): Appoint by formal procedure, originally by raised-hand vote, later by authoritative designation without voting.
Greek · G5500
χειροτονέω
To appoint
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χειροτονέωG5500
Pronunciationcheirotonéō
What does χειροτονέω (cheirotonéō) mean in the Bible?
χειροτονέω (cheirotonéō): Appoint by formal procedure, originally by raised-hand vote, later by authoritative designation without voting.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5500?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [Paul and Barnabas] appointed (1), [this brother] was chosen (1).
Where does χειροτονέω (cheirotonéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 14:23. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (1), Acts (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[Paul and Barnabas] appointed1×Acts 14:23
[this brother] was chosen1×2 Corinthians 8:19
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 14:23
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Acts12 Corinthians1
Source forms
χειροτονηθεὶς1xcheirotonētheis2 Corinthians 8:19
Χειροτονήσαντες1xCheirotonēsantesActs 14:23
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural1xActs 14:23
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular1x2 Corinthians 8:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Appoint by formal procedure, originally by raised-hand vote, later by authoritative designation without voting.
Strong'sG5500
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
to appoint
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Appoint by formal procedure, originally by raised-hand vote, later by authoritative designation without voting.
(χείρ, τείνω)
1to vote by stretching out the hand in the Athenian ἐκκλησία (Luc., Plut.).
2to appoint:
aby vote, 2Co.8:19
bwithout vote, Act.14:23 (see Rackham, in l) (cf. προχειροτονέω).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 14:23Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Plural Masculine
χειροτονήσαντεςceirotonhsantev
I choose by vote, appoint
Read verse2 Corinthians 8:19Verb Aorist Passive Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
χειροτονηθεὶςceirotonhqeiv
I choose by vote, appoint
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 groups1Aligned forms2TensesAoristVoicesActive, Passive
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Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality2×
Aorist ActiveActs 14:231×
Aorist Passive2 Cor 8:191×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2
Voice
passive1active1
Mood
participle2
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
χειροτονέω is built from this root: