χειροτονέω
cheirotoneō
- to appoint
- to vote by stretching out the hand
STEPBible TBESG
Glosses: to appoint
χειρο-τονέω, -ῶ
(χείρ, τείνω)
__1. to vote by stretching out the hand in the Athenian ἐκκλησία (Luc. Plut.).
__2. to appoint:
__(a) by vote, 2Co.8:19
__(b) without vote, Act.14:23 (see Rackham, in l) (cf. προχειροτονέω).†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith
Glosses: to vote by stretching out the hand; to appoint
to vote by stretching out the hand; to appoint