Greek Word Study
αἵρεσις
haíresis
G139
Quick Facts
Strong's Number
G139
KJV Translations
heresy (which is the Greek word itself)sect
Derivation / Root
from G138 (αἱρέομαι);
Definition of haíresis
αἵρεσις (haíresis) — properly, a choice, i.e. (specially) a party or (abstractly) disunion
Word Origin
This word comes from G138 (αἱρέομαι); See the root word: G138 (αἱρέομαι).
KJV Translation Variants
The Greek word αἵρεσις (haíresis) is translated into the following English words in the King James Version:
Translation data from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
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