verb
cheirotonamō
Greekχειροτονέω (cheirotoneō)
Strong’sG5500
I choose by vote, appoint
stem cheiroton-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* χειρο-τονέω, -ῶ
(< χείρ, τείνω)
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5500 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhi-rot-on-eh'-o
to be a hand-reacher or voter (by raising the hand), i.e. (generally) to select or appoint
Fromfrom a comparative of G5495 and τείνω (to stretch);
King Jameschoose, ordain.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| cheirotonaratoisχειροτονήσαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | appointed | 1× |
| cheirotoniratosχειροτονηθεὶς | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine | appointed | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | cheirotonamō | cheirotoname | cheirotonami | cheirotonama | cheirotonamē | cheirotonamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | cheirotonasō | cheirotonase | cheirotonasi | cheirotonasa | cheirotonasē | cheirotonaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheirotonatō | cheirotonate | cheirotonati | cheirotonata | cheirotonatē | cheirotonatelē |
| we 1st person plural | cheirotonanō | cheirotonane | cheirotonani | cheirotonana | cheirotonanē | cheirotonanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheirotonavō | cheirotonave | cheirotonavi | cheirotonava | cheirotonavē | cheirotonavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | cheirotonalō | cheirotonale | cheirotonali | cheirotonala | cheirotonalē | cheirotonalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | cheirotonimō | cheirotonime | cheirotonimi | cheirotonima | cheirotonimē | cheirotonimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | cheirotonisō | cheirotonise | cheirotonisi | cheirotonisa | cheirotonisē | cheirotoniselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheirotonitō | cheirotonite | cheirotoniti | cheirotonita | cheirotonitē | cheirotonitelē |
| we 1st person plural | cheirotoninō | cheirotonine | cheirotonini | cheirotonina | cheirotoninē | cheirotoninelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheirotonivō | cheirotonive | cheirotonivi | cheirotoniva | cheirotonivē | cheirotonivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | cheirotonilō | cheirotonile | cheirotonili | cheirotonila | cheirotonilē | cheirotonilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | cheirotonameiō | cheirotonameia | cheirotonameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | cheirotonaseiō | cheirotonaseia | cheirotonaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheirotonateiō | cheirotonateia | cheirotonateiē |
| we 1st person plural | cheirotonaneiō | cheirotonaneia | cheirotonaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheirotonaveiō | cheirotonaveia | cheirotonaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | cheirotonaleiō | cheirotonaleia | cheirotonaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | cheirotonimeiō | cheirotonimeia | cheirotonimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | cheirotoniseiō | cheirotoniseia | cheirotoniseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheirotoniteiō | cheirotoniteia | cheirotoniteiē |
| we 1st person plural | cheirotonineiō | cheirotonineia | cheirotonineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheirotoniveiō | cheirotoniveia | cheirotoniveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | cheirotonileiō | cheirotonileia | cheirotonileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | cheirotonasōr | cheirotonasar | cheirotonasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheirotonatōr | cheirotonatar | cheirotonatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheirotonavōr | cheirotonavar | cheirotonavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | cheirotonalōr | cheirotonalar | cheirotonalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | cheirotonisōr | cheirotonisar | cheirotonisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheirotonitōr | cheirotonitar | cheirotonitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheirotonivōr | cheirotonivar | cheirotonivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | cheirotonilōr | cheirotonilar | cheirotonilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | cheirotonamoiō | cheirotonamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | cheirotonasoiō | cheirotonasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheirotonatoiō | cheirotonatoia |
| we 1st person plural | cheirotonanoiō | cheirotonanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheirotonavoiō | cheirotonavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | cheirotonaloiō | cheirotonaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | cheirotonimoiō | cheirotonimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | cheirotonisoiō | cheirotonisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheirotonitoiō | cheirotonitoia |
| we 1st person plural | cheirotoninoiō | cheirotoninoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheirotonivoiō | cheirotonivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | cheirotoniloiō | cheirotoniloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | cheirotonarō | cheirotonari | cheirotonara | cheirotonarē |
| acted on passive voice | cheirotonirō | cheirotoniri | cheirotonira | cheirotonirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | cheirotonarōtos | cheirotonaritos | cheirotonaratos1× | cheirotonarētos |
| acted on passive voice | cheirotonirōtos | cheirotoniritos | cheirotoniratos1×χειροτονηθεὶς | cheirotonirētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
cheiroton is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
cheirotonaratois“appointed”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 14:23“appointed”cheirotonaratois de autoi kata ekklēsan presbuteroin proseucheratois meta nēsteiaiu paratithela autoin to kurio eis hon pisteualelē.Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
cheirotoniratos“appointed”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
2 Corinthians 8:19“appointed”ouk monem de alla kai cheirotoniratos hupo taiu ekklēsaiu sunekdēmos nu sun ta charia houta ta diakonirōta hupo nu pros tan autou tou kuriou doxan kai prothumian nuMore than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the gracious offering we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.