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ΑΙΡΙΣ, αιρις

AIRIS, airis

Sounds Like: HAIR-eh-sis

Translations: sect, party, heresy, a sect, a party, a heresy

From the root: ΑΙΡΕΣΙΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a chosen course of thought or action, often leading to a distinct group or school of thought. In the New Testament, it can denote a religious or philosophical party, such as the Sadducees or Pharisees, but it also developed the negative connotation of a 'heresy' or 'schism' within the early Christian community.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G0139 (Lookup on BibleHub)

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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
  • ΑΙΡΕΣΕΙΣ — heresies, sects, factions, choices, a heresy, a sect, a faction, a choice
  • 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

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