G0138–αἱρέω–ahireō

but if to live in flesh [supplied: is my lot], this is for me worth the while: and what I shall choose I cannot tell.

αἱρήσομαι hairēsomai “will I choose”

But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of [supplied: the] Lord, that God has chosen you from [supplied: the] beginning to salvation in sanctification of [supplied: the] Spirit and belief of [supplied: the] truth:

εἵλατο eilato “has chosen”

choosing rather to suffer affliction along with the people of God than to have [supplied: the] temporary pleasure of sin;

ἑλόμενος helomenos “having chosen”