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hairesis

sect, party, choice

Say it: HAI-reh-sis (approximate)

αἵρεσις

What it means

A party, school, or faction. "There must be factions among you" (11:19), in a passage about divisions at the Lord's Supper.

Range of meaning

  • SectA party or school.
  • HeresyA divisive teaching.
  • ChoicePreference.

In 1 Corinthians

  • Chapter 11

    "There must be factions among you" (11:19).

Every verse (1)

Verses where G0139 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources