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ahiresis G139

αἵρεσις (ahiresis) means “sect” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

αἵρεσις Greek · G139 9 tagged occurrences in 9 verses

Pronunciation guide: hah'-ee-res-is Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G0139

αἵρεσις · ahiresis · sect

αἵρεσις, -εως, ἡ (αἱρέω, -ομαι), [in LXX for נְדָבָה,] 1. capture. 2. choosing, choice (see MM, VGT, see word). 3. that which is chosen, hence, opinion; esp. a peculiar opinion, heresy: 1Co.11:19, Gal.5:20, 2Pe.2:1 R, txt. 4. In late writers (MM, VGT), of a set of persons professing particular principles or opinions, a school, sect, party, faction: Act.5:17 15:5 24:5,14 26:5 28:22, I Co, Ga, II Pe, l.with, R, mg. (Cremer, 614). † (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

a self-chosen opinion, a religious or philosophical sect, discord or contention.

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How translators render G139

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
sect 3
party 2
a sect 1
differences 1
factions 1
heresies 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
heresies 3
sect 2
the sect 2
heresy 1
of the sect 1

Verses containing G139

Page 1 of 1. 9 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Acts 5:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out

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  2. Acts 15:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”

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  3. Acts 24:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

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  4. Acts 24:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,

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  5. Acts 26:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.

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  6. Acts 28:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”

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  7. 1 Corinthians 11:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.

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  8. Galatians 5:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,

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  9. 2 Peter 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.

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Sources and text

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We convert source tables to JSON, expand grammar labels and count tagged words. Greek counts use the SBL edition in TAGNT. Hebrew counts use the main reading in TAHOT, including Qere readings and restored text. Source numbering follows NRSV; alternate references appear where supplied.

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