Ahiresis αἵρεσις

Ahiresis (Greek αἵρεσις, Strong's G139) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “sect”. It occurs 9 times in 9 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Ahiresis, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Acts

• Acts 5:17
  Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out
• Acts 15:5
  But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”
• Acts 24:5
  For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
• Acts 24:14
  But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,
• Acts 26:5
  Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.
• Acts 28:22
  But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”

1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 11:19
  For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.

Galatians

• Galatians 5:20
  Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,

2 Peter

• 2 Peter 2:1
  But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).