select or appoint

in the Athenian (Luc., Plut.). to vote by stretching out the hand ἐκκλησία : to appoint by vote, II Co 8:19 without vote, (v. Rackham, in l.) (cf. ).† Ac 14:23 προχειροτονέω

to be a hand-reacher or voter (by raising the hand), i.e. (generally) to select or appoint

choose, ordain