verb
cheirotonamō
Strong’sG5500
I choose by vote, appoint
stem cheiroton-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
* 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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
stretch out the hand, for the purpose of giving one's vote in the assembly, περὶ τῶν ἀνδρῶν Refs 1st c.AD+; μὴ χ. vote against the motion, Refs 2nd c.AD+ —but mostly,
II with accusative person, elect, properly by show of hands, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be elected, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπὶ τοῦτ᾽ ἐχειροτονήθησαν, ἵνα.. Refs 5th c.BC+; χ. ἐπὶ τῆς διοικήσεως Decrees cited in Refs 5th c.BC+
II.b later, generally, appoint, Refs 1st c.AD+; of the Jewish High Priest, Refs 1st c.AD+; appoint to an office in the Church, πρεσβυτέρους NT
II.2 with accusative of things, vote for a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+infinitive, ὁ δῆμος ἐχειροτόνησεν ἐξεῖναι.. πέμπειν voted to send, Refs 4th c.BC+ —passive, κεχειροτόνηται ὕβρις τὸ πρᾶγυ᾽ εἶναι it is voted, ruled to be.., Refs 4th c.BC+
III span with the hand, τὸ αἰδοῖον Refs 2nd c.AD+; χειροκοπεῖν codices).
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| cheirotonarantoisχειροτονήσαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | appointed | 1× |
| cheirotonirantosχειροτονηθεὶς | 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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | cheirotonomō | cheirotonome | cheirotonomē | cheirotonomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | cheirotonosō | cheirotonose | cheirotonosē | cheirotonoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheirotonotō | cheirotonote | cheirotonotē | cheirotonotelē |
| we 1st person plural | cheirotononō | cheirotonone | cheirotononē | cheirotononelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheirotonovō | cheirotonove | cheirotonovē | cheirotonovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | cheirotonolō | cheirotonole | cheirotonolē | cheirotonolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | cheirotonimi | cheirotonima |
| you 2nd person singular | cheirotonisi | cheirotonisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheirotoniti | cheirotonita |
| we 1st person plural | cheirotonini | cheirotonina |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheirotonivi | cheirotoniva |
| they 3rd person plural | cheirotonili | cheirotonila |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | cheirotonomeiō | cheirotonomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | cheirotonoseiō | cheirotonoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheirotonoteiō | cheirotonoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | cheirotononeiō | cheirotononeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheirotonoveiō | cheirotonoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | cheirotonoleiō | cheirotonoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | cheirotonimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | cheirotoniseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheirotoniteia |
| we 1st person plural | cheirotonineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheirotoniveia |
| they 3rd person plural | cheirotonileia |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | cheirotonosōr | cheirotonosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheirotonotōr | cheirotonotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheirotonovōr | cheirotonovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | cheirotonolōr | cheirotonolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | cheirotonisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheirotonitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheirotonivar |
| they 3rd person plural | cheirotonilar |
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 |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | cheirotonomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | cheirotonosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheirotonotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | cheirotononoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheirotonovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | cheirotonoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | cheirotonimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | cheirotonisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | cheirotonitoia |
| we 1st person plural | cheirotoninoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | cheirotonivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | 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 |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | cheirotonorō | cheirotonorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | cheirotoniri | cheirotonira |
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 | cheirotonarōntos | cheirotonarintos | cheirotonarantos1× | cheirotonarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | cheirotonorōntos | cheirotonorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | cheirotonirintos | cheirotonirantos1×χειροτονηθεὶς |
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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
cheirotonarantois“appointed”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 14:23cheirotonarantois de autoi kata ekklēsan presbuteroin proseucherantois …Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church …
cheirotonirantos“appointed”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
2 Corinthians 8:19“appointed”ouk monem de alla kai cheirotonirantos hupo taiu ekklēsaiu sunekdēmos nu sun …… was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the gracious …