Strong's Number 139

Transliteration:

hairesis {hah'-ee-res-is}

Word Origin:

from 138

TDNT:

1:180,27

Part of Speech:

noun feminine

Usage in the KJV:

sect 5, heresy 4

Total: 9

Definition:

act of taking, capture: e.g. storming a city
choosing, choice
that which is chosen
a body of men following their own tenets (sect or party)
1. of the Sadducees
2. of the Pharisees
3. of the Christians
dissensions arising from diversity of opinions and aims