αἵρεσις G139

Home gloss: choice
Instead of (KJV / RSV): habitations / swords / choice
Note: A taking for oneself, a choosing: Gen 49:5; in the New Testament the party chosen, "sect, faction" (Acts 5:17; 15:5; 24:5; 1 Cor 11:19; Gal 5:20), where English "heresy" descends from the word but names a false teaching; the split by collocation is ruled when the New Testament is reached
Rulings: 2, 3, 57

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