Probably akin to airo; to take for oneself, i.e. To prefer -- choose. Some of the forms are borrowed from a cognate hellomai hel'-lom-ahee; which is otherwise obsolete.

see GREEK airo

αἱρήσομαι (airēsomai) − 1 Occurrence

εἵλατο (eilato) − 1 Occurrence

ἑλόμενος (elomenos) − 1 Occurrence