- Original: χειροτονέω - Transliteration: Cheirotoneo - Phonetic: khi-rot-on-eh'-o - Definition: 1. to vote by stretching out the hand 2. to create or appoint by vote: one to have charge of some office or duty 3. to elect, create, appoint - Origin: from a comparative of G5495 and teino (to stretch) - TDNT entry: 16:17,1 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From a compound of G5495 and τείνω teinō(to stretch); to be a hand reacher or voter (by raising the hand) that is (genitive) to select or appoint: - choose ordain. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • chosen, 1 2 Corinthians 8:19 • ordained, 1 Act 14:23