αἵρεσις,
-εως,
ἡ;
1. (from
αἱρέω),
act of taking, capture:
τῆς πόλεως, the storming of a city; in secular authors.
2. (from
αἱρέομαι),
choosing, choice, very often in secular writings:
Sept. Leviticus 22:18; 1 Macc. 8:30.
3. that which is chosen, a chosen course of thought and action; hence one's chosen opinion, tenet; according to the context, an opinion varying from the true exposition of the Christian faith (heresy): 2 Peter 2:1 (cf. DeWette at the passage), and in ecclesiastical writings [cf. Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word].
4. a body of men separating themselves from others and following their own tenets (a sect or party): as the Sadducees, Acts 5:17; the Pharisees, Acts 15:5; Acts 26:5; the Christians, Acts 24:5, 14 (in both instances with a suggestion of reproach); Acts 28:22 (in Diogenes Laërtius 1 (13) 18f, others, used of the schools of philosophy).
5. dissensions arising from diversity of opinions and aims: Galatians 5:20; 1 Corinthians 11:19. [Cf. Meyer, at the passages cited; B. D. American edition under the word Sects; Burton, Bampt. Lect. for 1829; Campbell, Diss. on the Gospels, diss. ix., part iv.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Leviticus
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22:18
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Acts
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5:17; 15:5; 24:5; 24:14; 26:5; 28:22
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1 Corinthians
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11:19
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Galatians
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5:20
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2 Peter
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2:1
