Greek · Strong's G5500
χειροτονέω
cheirotoneokhi-rot-on-eh'-o
to be a hand-reacher or voter (by raising the hand), i.e. (generally) to select or appoint
1890 spelling: cheirotonéō
- χ600
- ε5
- ι10
- ρ100
- ο70
- τ300
- ο70
- ν50
- ε5
- ω800
Isopsephy 2,010
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to be a hand-reacher or voter (by raising the hand), i.e. (generally) to select or appoint
Rendered in the KJV as
choose, ordain.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- χειροτονηθεὶς1
- χειροτονήσαντες1
How it is rendered · 2
- having been chosen1
- Having chosen1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1
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- V-AAP-NPM · 1
- V-APP-NSM · 1
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