Redirected from αιρεϲιϲ, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.
ΑΙΡΕΣΙΣ, αιρεσις
AIRESIS, airesis
Sounds Like: hah-EE-reh-sis
Translations: choice, a choice, selection, a selection, sect, a sect, party, a party, heresy, a heresy
From the root: ΑΙΡΕΣΙΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a choice or selection, often implying a deliberate act of choosing. It can also denote a particular school of thought, a religious or philosophical party, or a sect. In later usage, especially in Christian contexts, it came to mean a 'heresy,' referring to a doctrine or opinion contrary to orthodox belief.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0139 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Trallians — 6:1
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 13 — 10:288
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 8:75
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 62:3
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Acts — 5:17
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
- ΑΙΡΕΣΙΩΤΑΣ — heretics, a heretic
- ΑΙΡΙΣ — sect, party, heresy, a sect, a party, a heresy
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