Word: airesij

Pronounce: hah'-ee-res-is

Strongs Number: G139

Orig: from 138; properly, a choice, i.e. (specially) a party or (abstractly) disunion:--heresy (which is the Greek word itself), sect. G138

Use: TDNT-1:180,27 Noun Feminine

Heb Strong: H5071

1) act of taking, capture: e.g. storming a city
2) choosing, choice
3) that which is chosen
4) a body of men following their own tenets (sect or party)
4a) of the Sadducees
4b) of the Pharisees
4c) of the Christians
5) dissensions arising from diversity of opinions and aims

For Synonyms see entry G5916