αἱρέομαι (hairéomaihahee-reh'-om-aheeverbto 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 (héllomaihel'-lom-ahee); which is otherwise obsolete.
See: αἴρω