ahiretizo denotes selecting someone, as the child described as chosen in Matthew 12:18.

The attested use describes the selection of the child whom the speaker identifies as beloved and as the recipient of the speaker's delight in Matthew 12:18.

1. Selecting the identified child · dominant

   The form ᾑρέτισα is a first-person singular aorist active indicative in the clause identifying “my child.” In Matthew 12:18 the APB renders the clause “my child whom I chose,” followed by “my beloved in whom my soul delighted.”

   Matthew 12:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 12:18 the APB presents the clause as “my child whom I chose.” This wording is treated as the verse's presentation of the clause rather than a precise lexical equation.