G0138–αἱρέω–ahireō

But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labor: yet what I shall choose I know not.

αἱρήσομαι hairēsomai “will I choose”

But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren, beloved by the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit, and belief of the truth:

εἵλατο eilato “has chosen”

Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

ἑλόμενος helomenos “having chosen”