Greek word study
χειροτονέω G5500
- Transliteration
- cheirotonéō
- KJV glosses
- choose, ordain
Lexical summary
to be a hand-reacher or voter (by raising the hand), i.e. (generally) to select or appoint
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to be a hand-reacher or voter (by raising the hand), i.e. (generally) to select or appoint
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information