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Cheirotonia

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(from χείρ , the hand, and τείνω, to stretch out) is.a word used in the Greek New Test. to indicate the election of church-officers, because one method of voting for. them was by holding up or stretching out the hands. (See ORDINATION).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cheirotonia'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/cheirotonia.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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