αἱρέομαι (hairéomai|hahee-reh'-om-ahee|verb|to choose)
[Grk] αἱρέομαι, αἱρέω LN: 30.86, 30.91 GK: G145 Hebrew: אָמַר‎, בָּחַר‎, חָפֵץ‎, חָשַׁק‎, נָטָה‎, סוּר‎
Derivation: probably akin to αἴρω;
Strong's: to take for oneself, i.e. to prefer
KJV: --choose. Some of the forms are borrowed from a cognate ἕλλομαι (héllomai|hel'-lom-ahee); which is otherwise obsolete.
See: αἴρω