ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΙΑΝ, χειροτονιαν
CHEIROTONIAN, cheirotonian
Sounds Like: kheh-roh-toh-NEE-an
Translations: ordination, appointment, a vote, a show of hands
From the root: ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of appointing someone to an office, often by the raising of hands or a vote. It can also signify the act of ordination, particularly in a religious context, where someone is formally set apart for ministry. In a broader sense, it can mean a decision made by popular vote or a show of hands.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5500 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Barnabus
- Letter of Barnabas — 3:5
Codex Sinaiticus
- Epistle of Barnabas — 3:5
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 15:6
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Isaiah — 58:9
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
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΙΑ — laying on of hands, ordination, appointment by vote, a laying on of hands, an ordination, an appointment by vote
- ΧΙΡΟΤΟΝΙΑΝ — ordination, an ordination, appointment, an appointment, election, an election
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