Word study · Greek

hairesis

sect, party, choice

Say it: HAI-reh-sis (approximate)

αἵρεσις

What it means

A party, faction. "Factions" (5:20).

Range of meaning

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

In Galatians

Every verse (1)

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