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Bible Encyclopedias
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.
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.
