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hairesis <139>

airesiv hairesis

Pronunciation	:	hah'-ee-res-is
Origin	:	from 138
Reference	:	TDNT - 1:180,27
PrtSpch	:	n f (noun feminime)
In Greek	:	aireseiv 3, airesewv 3, airesin 2, airesiv 1
In NET	:	sect 2, religious party 2, divisions 1, a sect 1, heresies 1, party 1, factions 1
In AV	:	sect 5, heresy 4
Count	:	9
Definition	:	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) 4a) of the Sadducees 4b) of the Pharisees 4c) of the Christians 5) dissensions arising from diversity of opinions and aims Synonym : See Definition 5916 from 138; properly, a choice, i.e. (specially) a party or (abstractly) disunion: KJV -- heresy (which is the Greek word itself), sect. see GREEK for 138
Related Hebrew	:	hbdn <05071>

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