{"def":{"short":"to be a hand-reacher or voter (by raising the hand), i.e., (generally) to select or appoint","long":["to vote by stretching out the hand","to create or appoint by vote: one to have charge of some office or duty","to elect, create, appoint"]},"deriv":"from a comparative of G5495 and τείνω (to stretch)","pronun":{"ipa":"xi.ro.toˈnɛ.o","ipa_mod":"çi.row.towˈne̞.ow","sbl":"cheirotoneō","dic":"hee-roh-toh-NEH-oh","dic_mod":"hee-roh-toh-NAY-oh"},"see":["G5495"]}