ΤΑΣΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΙΑΣ, τασχειροτονιας
TASCHEIROTONIAS, tascheirotonias
Sounds Like: tas-kheh-roh-toh-NEE-as
Translations: the elections, the appointments, the ordinations, (of) the elections, (of) the appointments, (of) the ordinations
From the root: ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is an inflected form of the noun 'cheirotonia', which refers to the act of electing or appointing someone, often by the stretching out of hands (a common ancient method of voting or showing assent). It can also refer to the ordination of religious leaders. In this form, it is a plural noun, which can be either accusative or genitive, depending on the context.
Inflection: Plural, Feminine, Accusative or Genitive
Strong’s number: G5500 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 3:27
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΙΑ.
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.
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΙΑ — laying on of hands, ordination, appointment by vote, a laying on of hands, an ordination, an appointment by vote
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΙΑΝ — ordination, appointment, a vote, a show of hands
- ΧΙΡΟΤΟΝΙΑΝ — ordination, an ordination, appointment, an appointment, election, an election
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