Lexicon hairetikos: Heretical, factious Original Word: αἱρετικός Strong's Exhaustive Concordance heretic. From the same as hairetizo; a schismatic -- heretic (the Greek word itself). see GREEK hairetizo HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 141 hairetikós (an adjective, derived from 138 /hairéomai, "to choose, have a distinctive opinion") – a factious person, specializing in half-truths and misimpressions "to win others over" to their personal opinion (misguided zeal) – while creating harmful divisions (used only in Tit 3:10). See 139 (hairesis). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom haireó Definition causing division NASB Translation factious (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 141: αἱρετικόςαἱρετικός, (ή, (see αἱρέω); 1. fitted or able to take or choose a thing; rare in secular authors. 2. schismatic, factious, a follower of false doctrine: Titus 3:10. |
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