noun · feminine
hairesias
Strong’sG139
a self-chosen opinion, a sect
stem hairesi-9 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 of 10 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.
αἵρεσις, -εως, ἡ
(< αἱρέω, -ομαι), [in LXX for נְדָבָה,]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G139 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhah'-ee-res-is
properly, a choice, i.e. (specially) a party or (abstractly) disunion
Fromfrom G138;
King Jamesheresy (which is the Greek word itself), sect.
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
taking, especially of a town, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἡ βασιλέος αἵ. the taking by the king, Refs 5th c.BC+; αἵ. δυνάμεως acquisition of power, Refs 5th c.BC+:—generally, taking, receiving, ἐπιγενημάτωνRefs 2nd c.BC+
B (αἱρέομαι) choice, αἵρεσίν τ᾽ ἐμοὶ δίδουRefs 5th c.BC+; followed by relative, αἵ. διδόναι ὁκοτέρην.., εἰ.., etc., Refs 5th c.BC+; αἵ. προτιθέναι, προβάλλειν, Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐκ ἔχει αἵρεσιν it admits no choice, Refs 1st c.AD+
B.2 choice, election of magistrates, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.3 inclination, choice, πρός τινα Philipp. cited in Refs 4th c.BC+; opposed to φυγή, Refs 4th c.BC+; περὶ αἱρέσεων καὶ φυγῶν, title of treatise by Epicurus.
B.II purpose, course of action or thought, like{προαίρεσις}, Refs 5th c.BC+; αἵ. Ἐλληνική the study of Greek literature, Refs 2nd c.BC+:—conduct, Refs 2nd c.BC+
B.II.2 system of philosophic principles, or those who profess such principles, sect, school, Refs 2nd c.BC+; κατὰ τῶν αἱ., title of treatise by Antipater of Tarsus; περὶ αἱρέσεων, title of Menippean satire by Varro,Refs; αἵρεσις πρὸς Γοργιππίδην, title of work by Chrysippus, Refs 3rd c.AD+; especially religious party or sect, of the Essenes, NT+1st c.AD+, generally, faction, party, Refs 2nd c.AD+
B.II.3 corps of epheboi, Refs
B.II.4 Astrology texts, 'condition', Refs 2nd c.AD+
B.III proposed condition, proposal, Refs 1st c.BC+
B.III.2 commission, ἡ ἐπὶ τοὺς νέους αἵ. Refs 5th c.BC+; embassy, mission, Refs
B.III.3 freewill offering, opposed to vow, LXX
B.III.4 bid at auction, τὴν ἀμείνονα αἵ. διδόντι παραδοθῆναιRefs 2nd c.AD+
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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | hairesias1×αἵρεσις | hairesiais1×αἱρέσεις |
| object accusative | hairesian2×αἵρεσιν | hairesiain2×αἱρέσεις |
| direct address vocative | hairesiar | hairesiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | hairesiau3×αἱρέσεως | hairesiaiu |
| to, for dative | hairesia | hairesiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
hairesia 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.
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
hairesias“sect”subjectnominative singular1×
Acts 5:17“sect”… pantois tois sun auto, tas arōntas hairesias toiu Saddoukaioiu, pimplēila zēlou… priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went …
hairesian“sect”objectaccusative singular2×
Acts 24:14… hoti kata tan hodan han legalō hairesian houtōs latreuamō to patrōo theo, pisteuarōntos …… the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid …
Acts 26:5… thelaleiō marturarō, hoti kata tan akribotatan hairesian tau hēmeterau thrēskeiau zōama Farisaios.… a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.
hairesiau“sect”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Acts 15:5exanastēala de tinois toiu apo tau hairesiau toiu Farisaioiu pisteuarēntois, legarōntois hoti datō …But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and …
Acts 24:5… oikoumenan prōtostaton tē tau toiu Nazōraioiu hairesiau,… He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
Acts 28:22… heim fronasō, peri men gar tau hairesiau houtau gnōstem ni atō hoti pantachou …… people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”
hairesiais“factions”subjectnominative plural1×
Galatians 5:20… echthrais, eridas, zēlos, thumois, eritheiais, dichostasiais, hairesiais,… discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,
hairesiain“factions”objectaccusative plural2×
1 Corinthians 11:19“factions”datō gar kai hairesiain en vi arō, hina kai tois …And indeed, there must be differences among you to show …
2 Peter 2:1… en vi eli pseudodidaskalois, hotinois pareisagali hairesiain apōleiau, kai ton agorazaranton autoin despoton …… you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought …