ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΟΥΜΕΝ, χειροτονουμεν
CHEIROTONOUMEN, cheirotonoumen
Sounds Like: kheh-roh-toh-NOO-men
Translations: we appoint, we elect, we choose, we ordain
From the root: ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb meaning to appoint or elect someone, literally by stretching out the hand. It describes the act of making a selection or designation, often through a vote or public declaration. It can be used in contexts of choosing leaders, officials, or representatives.
Inflection: Present, Active, Indicative, 1st Person Plural
Strong’s number: G5500 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 13 — 2:45
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΕΩ.
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.
- ΔΙΑΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΟΥΣΙΝ — they appoint, they choose, they elect
- ἘΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΣΕ — appointed, elected, chose, ordained
- ΚΕΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΚΕΝ — he has appointed, he has chosen, he has elected, he has ordained
- ΚΕΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΚΟΣΙΝ — to those who have appointed, by those who have appointed, to those who have chosen, by those who have chosen, to those who have ordained, by those who have ordained
- ΚΕΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΚΟΤΩΝ — of having appointed, of having chosen, of having elected, of having ordained
- ΚΕΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΜΕΝΟΝ — appointed, chosen, ordained, elected
- ΚΕΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΜΕΝΟΣ — appointed, chosen, ordained, elected, selected
- ΚΕΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will have been appointed by vote, will have been chosen by stretching out the hand, will have been elected
- ΚΕΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΤΟ — had been appointed, had been chosen, had been elected, had been ordained
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΕΙΝ — to appoint, to choose, to elect, to vote by stretching out the hand
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΕΩ — to appoint, to choose by stretching out the hand, to elect, to ordain
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΘΕΙΗ — might be appointed, might be chosen, might be elected
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΘΕΙΣ — having been appointed, having been chosen, having been elected, having been ordained
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΘΗΝΑΙ — to be appointed, to be elected, to be chosen, to be ordained
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΘΗΣΕΣΘΑΙ — to be appointed, to be elected, to be chosen, to be ordained
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΣΑΙ — to appoint, to choose, to elect, to ordain
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΣΑΝΤΑ — having appointed, having chosen, having elected, having ordained
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having appointed, having chosen, having elected, having ordained
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΣΑΝΤΟΣ — of having appointed, of having chosen, of having elected, of having ordained
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΣΑΝΤΩΝ — having appointed, having chosen, having elected, having voted for, having ordained
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΣΑΤΕ — appoint, choose, elect
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΣΕΙ — he will appoint, he will choose, he will elect, he will ordain
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΣΟΥΣΙΝ — they will appoint, they will choose by vote, they will elect, they will ordain
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΤΟΙΔ' — appointed, elected, chosen, but, and, moreover
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΟΙΗ — he might appoint, he might choose, he might elect, he might vote for
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΟΥΜΕΝΗ — being appointed, being chosen by vote, being elected, being ordained
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΟΥΝΤΕΣ — appointing, having appointed, electing, having elected, choosing, having chosen, ordaining, having ordained
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΟΥΣΙΝ — they appoint, they choose, they vote by stretching out the hand
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