2001 Translation

AIRESEIS, aireseis

Sounds Like: ahee-REH-sace

Translations: heresies, sects, factions, choices, a heresy, a sect, a faction, a choice

From the root: ΑΙΡΕΣΙΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a choice, a course of action, or a school of thought. In a religious context, it often denotes a sect or a faction, particularly one that deviates from established doctrine, leading to the English word 'heresy'. It is used to describe groups or beliefs that are distinct or separated from a larger body.

Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G0139 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Acts of the Apostles — 5:17
• 2 Peter — 2:1

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 7 — 13:321
• Book 13 — 5:171

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book Six — 6:37

Justin Martyr

• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 35:3, 80:4

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• 1 Corinthians — 11:19
• Galatians — 5:20
• 2 Peter — 2:1

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΙΡΕΣΙΣ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΑΙΡΕΣΕΙ — to a choice, to a sect, to a party, to a heresy, to a division
• ΑΙΡΕΣΕΩΝ — of sects, of parties, of divisions, of heresies, of choices
• ΑΙΡΕΣΕΩΣ — (of) choice, (of) selection, (of) party, (of) sect, (of) heresy
• ΑΙΡΕΣΙ — choice, a choice, selection, a selection, party, a party, sect, a sect, heresy, a heresy, division, a division
• ΑΙΡΕΣΙΝ — choice, a choice, selection, a selection, party, a party, sect, a sect, heresy, a heresy, division, a division
• ΑΙΡΕΣΙΣ — choice, a choice, selection, a selection, sect, a sect, party, a party, heresy, a heresy
• ΑΙΡΕΣΙΩΤΑΣ — heretics, a heretic
• ΑΙΡΙΣ — sect, party, heresy, a sect, a party, a heresy

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