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χειροτονέω

Lemmaχειροτονέω
Citation formχειροτονέω
Part of speechverb
GlossI choose by vote, appoint
Strong’sG5500
Transliterationcheirotonéō
Definitionto be a hand-reacher or voter (by raising the hand), i.e. (generally) to select or appoint
KJV glosses:--choose, ordain.
Derivationfrom a compound of and (to stretch)
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