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Name of God’s Son

ΚΕΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΗΚΕΝ, κεχειροτονηκεν

KECHEIROTONĒKEN, kecheirotonēken

Sounds Like: keh-kheh-roh-to-NEE-ken

Translations: he has appointed, he has chosen, he has elected, he has ordained

From the root: ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΕΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word is the perfect active indicative, third person singular form of the verb χειροτονέω (cheirotoneō). It means 'he has appointed' or 'he has chosen'. The verb originally referred to the act of stretching out the hand to vote or elect someone, and later came to mean to appoint or ordain by vote or by divine selection. It is a compound word formed from χείρ (cheir), meaning 'hand', and τείνω (teinō), meaning 'to stretch'.

Inflection: Perfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd Person Singular

Strong’s number: G5500 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
  • Book 7 — 1:8

From the same root

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