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Lexicon :: Strong's G139 - hairesis

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αἵρεσις
Transliteration
hairesis (Key)
Pronunciation
hah'-ee-res-is
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:180,27

Trench's Synonyms: cvii. Additional Synonyms

Strong’s Definitions

αἵρεσις haíresis, hah'-ee-res-is; from G138; properly, a choice, i.e. (specially) a party or (abstractly) disunion:—heresy (which is the Greek word itself), sect.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G139 in the following manner: sect (5x), heresy (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G139 in the following manner: sect (5x), heresy (4x).

  1. act of taking, capture: e.g. storming a city

  2. choosing, choice

  3. that which is chosen

  4. a body of men following their own tenets (sect or party)

    1. of the Sadducees

    2. of the Pharisees

    3. of the Christians

  5. dissensions arising from diversity of opinions and aims

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
αἵρεσις haíresis, hah'-ee-res-is; from G138; properly, a choice, i.e. (specially) a party or (abstractly) disunion:—heresy (which is the Greek word itself), sect.
STRONGS G139:
αἵρεσις, -εως, ἡ;
1. (from αἱρέω), act of taking, capture: τῆς πόλεως, the storming of a city; in secular authors.
2. (from αἱρέομαι), choosing, choice, very often in secular writings: Sept. Leviticus 22:18; 1 Macc. 8:30.
3. that which is chosen, a chosen course of thought and action; hence one's chosen opinion, tenet; according to the context, an opinion varying from the true exposition of the Christian faith (heresy): 2 Peter 2:1 (cf. DeWette at the passage), and in ecclesiastical writings [cf. Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word].
4. a body of men separating themselves from others and following their own tenets (a sect or party): as the Sadducees, Acts 5:17; the Pharisees, Acts 15:5; Acts 26:5; the Christians, Acts 24:5, 14 (in both instances with a suggestion of reproach); Acts 28:22 (in Diogenes Laërtius 1 (13) 18f, others, used of the schools of philosophy).
5. dissensions arising from diversity of opinions and aims: Galatians 5:20; 1 Corinthians 11:19. [Cf. Meyer, at the passages cited; B. D. American edition under the word Sects; Burton, Bampt. Lect. for 1829; Campbell, Diss. on the Gospels, diss. ix., part iv.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Leviticus
22:18
Acts
5:17; 15:5; 24:5; 24:14; 26:5; 28:22
1 Corinthians
11:19
Galatians
5:20
2 Peter
2:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G139 matches the Greek αἵρεσις (hairesis),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:17 - Cependant le souverain sacrificateur et tous ceux qui étaient avec lui, savoir le parti des sadducéens, se levèrent, remplis de jalousie,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:5 - Alors quelques-uns du parti des pharisiens, qui avaient cru, se levèrent, en disant qu'il fallait circoncire les païens et exiger l'observation de la loi de Moïse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:5 - Nous avons trouvé cet homme, qui est une peste, qui excite des divisions parmi tous les Juifs du monde, qui est chef de la secte des Nazaréens,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:14 - Je t'avoue bien que je sers le Dieu de mes pères selon la voie qu'ils appellent une secte, croyant tout ce qui est écrit dans la loi et dans les prophètes,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:5 - Ils savent depuis longtemps, s'ils veulent le déclarer, que j'ai vécu pharisien, selon la secte la plus rigide de notre religion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:22 - Mais nous voudrions apprendre de toi ce que tu penses, car nous savons que cette secte rencontre partout de l'opposition.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 11:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 11:19 - car il faut qu'il y ait aussi des sectes parmi vous, afin que ceux qui sont approuvés soient reconnus comme tels au milieu de vous. -

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:20 - l'idolâtrie, la magie, les inimitiés, les querelles, les jalousies, les animosités, les disputes, les divisions, les sectes,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:1 - Il y a eu parmi le peuple de faux prophètes, et il y aura de même parmi vous de faux docteurs, qui introduiront des sectes pernicieuses, et qui, reniant le maître qui les a rachetés, attireront sur eux une ruine soudaine.
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