verb
hairemō
Greekαἱρέομαι (haireomai)
Strong’sG138
I choose, prefer
stem hair-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
αἱρέω,
[in LXX for אמר hi., בּחר, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G138 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhahee-reh'-om-ahee
to take for oneself, i.e. to prefer
Fromprobably akin to G142;
King Jameschoose.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hairemiαἱρήσομαι | will happen · Ifuture middle indicative 1st person singular | choose | 1× |
| hairetaεἵλατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | chose | 1× |
| haireratosἑλόμενος | happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine | choosing | 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hairemō | haireme | hairemi1×αἱρήσομαι | hairema | hairemē | hairemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | hairesō | hairese | hairesi | hairesa | hairesē | haireselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hairetō | hairete | haireti | haireta1×εἵλατο | hairetē | hairetelē |
| we 1st person plural | hairenō | hairene | haireni | hairena | hairenē | hairenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hairevō | haireve | hairevi | haireva | hairevē | hairevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | hairelō | hairele | haireli | hairela | hairelē | hairelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hairemeiō | hairemeia | hairemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | haireseiō | haireseia | haireseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | haireteiō | haireteia | haireteiē |
| we 1st person plural | haireneiō | haireneia | haireneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | haireveiō | haireveia | haireveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | haireleiō | haireleia | haireleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | hairesōr | hairesar | hairesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hairetōr | hairetar | hairetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | hairevōr | hairevar | hairevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | hairelōr | hairelar | hairelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hairemoiō | hairemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | hairesoiō | hairesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hairetoiō | hairetoia |
| we 1st person plural | hairenoiō | hairenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | hairevoiō | hairevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | haireloiō | haireloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | hairerō | haireri | hairera | hairerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | hairerōtos | haireritos | haireratos1×ἑλόμενος | hairerētos |
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
hair 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
hairemi“choose”will happen · Ifuture middle indicative 1st person singular1×
Philippians 1:22“choose”ei de tem zōarō en sarxa, houtem mi karpos ergeu kai tinem hairemi ouk gnōrizamō;But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.
haireta“chose”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Thessalonians 2:13“chose”Nis de ofeilanō eucharistarō to theo pantote peri vu, adelfoir agapirētoir hupo kuriou, hoti haireta vin tos theos aparchan eis sōtērēan en hagiasmo pneumeu kai pistia alētheiau,But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
haireratos“choosing”happened · subjectaorist middle participle nominative singular masculine1×
Hebrews 11:25“choosing”mallon haireratos sunkakoucherō to lao tou theou ē proskairan echarō hamartau apolausian,He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.