ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΙΑ, χειροτονια
CHEIROTONIA, cheirotonia
Sounds Like: kheh-roh-toh-NEE-ah
Translations: laying on of hands, ordination, appointment by vote, a laying on of hands, an ordination, an appointment by vote
From the root: ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a compound noun derived from 'χείρ' (cheir), meaning 'hand', and 'τείνω' (teinō), meaning 'to stretch out' or 'to vote'. It refers to the act of stretching out the hand, which could signify either voting by a show of hands or the imposition of hands for a blessing, healing, or ordination. In early Christian contexts, it often refers to the appointment or ordination of church leaders through the laying on of hands.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5500 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
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.
- ΤΑΣΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΙΑΣ — the elections, the appointments, the ordinations, (of) the elections, (of) the appointments, (of) the ordinations
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΙΑΝ — ordination, appointment, a vote, a show of hands
- ΧΙΡΟΤΟΝΙΑΝ — ordination, an ordination, appointment, an appointment, election, an election
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