ΧΙΡΟΤΟΝΙΑΝ, χιροτονιαν
CHIROTONIAN, chirotonian
Sounds Like: khee-roh-toh-NEE-an
Translations: ordination, an ordination, appointment, an appointment, election, an election
From the root: ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΙΑ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the act of appointing or electing someone to an office, often by the stretching out or raising of hands. It describes the process of selection and formal designation for a particular role or ministry. In ancient contexts, it could refer to a public vote or a formal appointment.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5500 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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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
- ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΙΑΝ — ordination, appointment, a vote, a show of hands
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