χειροτονέω
cheirotonéō
“to be a hand-reacher or voter (by raising the hand), i.e. (generally) to select or appoint”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
to be a hand-reacher or voter (by raising the hand), i.e. (generally) to select or appoint
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
to stretch out the hand; to constitute by voting; to appoint, constitute, Acts 14:23; 2 Cor. 8:19*
Translated in KJV as
chooseordain
Etymology
from a comparative of G5495 (χείρ) and (to stretch);
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