G138 (G138) — Greek Word Study — MannaFest

Greek · Strong's G138

G138

to take for oneself, i.e. to prefer

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

to take for oneself, i.e. to prefer

Rendered in the KJV as

choose.

3
occurrencesin the New Testament
3 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

αἱρήσομαι1
εἵλατο1
ἑλόμενος1

How it is rendered · 3

has chosen1
having chosen1
will I choose1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

verb · aorist (simple past) middle, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1
verb · aorist (simple past) middle, statement · 3rd person singular1
verb · future middle, statement · 1st person singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-2AMP-NSM · 1
V-AMI-3S · 1
V-FMI-1S · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Philippians1 of 3 · 33%
2 Thessalonians1 of 3 · 33%
Hebrews1 of 3 · 33%

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Philippians1 occurrence

Philippians 1:22αἱρήσομαιhairēsomaiverb · future middle, statement · 1st person singularBut if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.here: will I choose

2 Thessalonians1 occurrence

2 Thessalonians 2:13εἵλατοeilatoverb · aorist (simple past) middle, statement · 3rd person singularBut 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.here: has chosen

Hebrews1 occurrence

Hebrews 11:25ἑλόμενοςhelomenosverb · aorist (simple past) middle, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularHe chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.here: having chosen

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