αἱρέομαι hairéomai

Greek · Strong's G138 · used 3 times in 3 verses

Meaning

to take for oneself, i.e. to prefer

In the King James Version: choose

Derivation: probably akin to G142 (αἴρω);

Philippians 1:22 But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.
2 Thessalonians 2:13 But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
Hebrews 11:25 He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.