αἱρέω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *həřřéyō, from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (to take, grasp). The aorist stem is from the synonymous *sel-, which is also the source of English sell.

Pronunciation

 

Verb

αἱρέω • (hairéō)

uncontracted form of αἱρῶ (hairô, to hang)
  1. (transitive) to take, grasp, seize
  2. (transitive) to win, gain
  3. (transitive) to convict, win a conviction
  4. (figuratively, transitive) to grasp with the mind, understand
  5. (middle, transitive) to take for oneself, choose, select
  6. (middle, transitive) to prefer

Usage notes

Do not confuse with αἴρω (aírō, to lift, raise), contracted form of verb ἀείρω (aeírō).

Inflection

Derived terms

  • αἵρεσις (haíresis)
  • αἱρετέος (hairetéos)
  • αἱρετής (hairetḗs)
  • αἱρετίζω (hairetízō)
  • αἱρετικός (hairetikós)
  • αὐθαίρετος (authaíretos)
  • ἀφαιρέω (aphairéō)
  • διαιρέω (diairéō)
  • ἐναιρέω (enairéō)
  • ἐξαιρέω (exairéō)
  • ἐφαιρέω (ephairéō)
  • καθαιρέω (kathairéō)
  • μεθαιρέω (methairéō)
  • νεαίρετος (neaíretos)
  • παραιρέω (parairéō)
  • περιαιρέω (periairéō)
  • προαιρέω (proairéō)
  • προαναιρέω (proanairéō)
  • προσαναιρέω (prosanairéō)
  • προσαφαιρέω (prosaphairéō)
  • προσδιαιρέω (prosdiairéō)
  • συγκαθαιρέω (sunkathairéō)
  • συναιρέω (sunairéō)
  • συναφαιρέω (sunaphairéō)
  • συνδιαιρέω (sundiairéō)
  • συνεξαιρέω (sunexairéō)
  • ὑπεξαιρέω (hupexairéō)
  • ὑφαιρέω (huphairéō)

References

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