- Transliteration: Procheirizomai

- Phonetic: prokh-i-rid'-zom-ahee

- Definition:

1. to put into the hand, to deliver into the hands

2. to take into one's hands

3. to set before one's self, to prostrate, to determine

4. to choose, to appoint

a. for one's use

b. for one's salvation

- Origin: middle voice from G4253" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4253 and a derivative of G5495" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5495

- TDNT entry: 6:862,*

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: Middle voice from G4253" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4253 and a derivative of G5495" class="dictionary-topic-link">G5495; to handle for oneself in advance that is (figuratively) to purpose: - choose make.