verb
hairetizamō
Greekαἱρετίζω (hairetizō)
Strong’sG140
I choose
stem hairetiz-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
αἱρετίζω,
[in LXX chiefly for בּחר (v. Cremer, 615);] = αἱρέομαι (Hipp., Inscr.),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G140 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhahee-ret-id'-zo
to make a choice
Fromfrom a derivative of G138;
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hairetizamaᾑρέτισα | happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular | chosen | 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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hairetizamō | hairetizame | hairetizami | hairetizama1×ᾑρέτισα | hairetizamē | hairetizamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | hairetizasō | hairetizase | hairetizasi | hairetizasa | hairetizasē | hairetizaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hairetizatō | hairetizate | hairetizati | hairetizata | hairetizatē | hairetizatelē |
| we 1st person plural | hairetizanō | hairetizane | hairetizani | hairetizana | hairetizanē | hairetizanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hairetizavō | hairetizave | hairetizavi | hairetizava | hairetizavē | hairetizavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | hairetizalō | hairetizale | hairetizali | hairetizala | hairetizalē | hairetizalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hairetizameiō | hairetizameia | hairetizameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | hairetizaseiō | hairetizaseia | hairetizaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hairetizateiō | hairetizateia | hairetizateiē |
| we 1st person plural | hairetizaneiō | hairetizaneia | hairetizaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | hairetizaveiō | hairetizaveia | hairetizaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | hairetizaleiō | hairetizaleia | hairetizaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | hairetizasōr | hairetizasar | hairetizasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hairetizatōr | hairetizatar | hairetizatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | hairetizavōr | hairetizavar | hairetizavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | hairetizalōr | hairetizalar | hairetizalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | hairetizamoiō | hairetizamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | hairetizasoiō | hairetizasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | hairetizatoiō | hairetizatoia |
| we 1st person plural | hairetizanoiō | hairetizanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | hairetizavoiō | hairetizavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | hairetizaloiō | hairetizaloia |
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 | hairetizarō | hairetizari | hairetizara | hairetizarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | hairetizarōtos | hairetizaritos | hairetizaratos | hairetizarētos |
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
hairetiz 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
hairetizama“chosen”happened · Iaorist active indicative 1st person singular1×
Matthew 12:18“chosen”Idou tos paidos mu hon hairetizama, tos agapētos mu eis hon eudokata tas psuchas mu; tithami tem pneumem mu epi auton, kai krisian tei ethnei apangellati.“Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.