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:

English TranslationStrong's Ref
heresy (which is the Greek word itself)G139
sectG139

Translation data from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.

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