G138 - αἱρέομαι

Strong's Concordance

No 138 Original Word αἱρέομαι
Transliteration haireomai Phonetic Spelling hahee-reh'-om-ahee
Definitions
  Probably akin to G0142; to take for oneself, that is, to prefer. Some of the forms are borrowed from a cognate (ἕλλομαι [[hellomai]], {hel'-lom-ahee}), which is otherwise obsolete:choose. Some of the forms are borrowed from a cognate hellomai, hel-lom-ahee; which is otherwise obsolete.