προαίρεσις

Where this word appears

Every passage where προαίρεσις appears in the Greek Septuagint — 12 occurrences in all. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text is shown in the LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) for context; the Greek form is the matched word — the English is not keyword-highlighted.

• Ecclesiastes 1:14 προαίρεσις I saw all the works that were done under the sun; and, behold, all were vanity and waywardness of spirit.
• Ecclesiastes 1:17 προαίρεσις And my heart knew much—wisdom, and knowledge, parables and understanding: I perceived that this also is waywardness of spirit.
• Ecclesiastes 2:11 προαίρεσις And I looked on all my works which my hands had wrought, and on my labor which I laboured to perform: and behold, all was vanity and waywardness of spirit, and there is no advantage under the sun.
• Ecclesiastes 2:17 προαίρεσις So I hated life; because the work that was wrought under the sun was evil before me: for all is vanity and waywardness of spirit.
• Ecclesiastes 2:22 προαίρεσις For it happens to a man in all his labor, and in the purpose of his heart wherein he labors under the sun.
• Ecclesiastes 2:26 προαίρεσις For God has given to the man who is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but he has given to the sinner trouble, to add and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God; for this is also vanity and waywardness of spirit.
• Ecclesiastes 4:4 προαίρεσις And I saw all labor, and all the diligent work, that this is a man's envy from his neighbor. This is also vanity and waywardness of spirit.
• Ecclesiastes 4:6 προαίρεσις Better is a handful of rest than two handfuls of trouble and waywardness of spirit.
• Ecclesiastes 4:16 προαίρεσις There is no end to all the people, to all who were before them: and the last shall not rejoice in him: for this also is vanity and waywardness of spirit.
• Ecclesiastes 6:9 προαίρεσις The sight of the eyes is better than that which wanders in soul: this is also vanity, and waywardness of spirit.
• Jeremiah 8:5 προαίρεσις Therefore has this my people turned away with a shameless revolting, and strengthened themselves in their willfulness, and refused to return?
• Jeremiah 14:14 προαίρεσις Then the Lord said to me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, and I commanded them not, and I spoke not to them: for they prophesy to you false visions, and divinations, and auguries, and devices of their own heart.