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Lexicon :: Strong's G2816 - klēronomeō

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κληρονομέω
Transliteration
klēronomeō (Key)
Pronunciation
klay-ron-om-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
18x in 10 unique form(s) TR
18x in 11 unique form(s) LXX
141x in 25 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:767,442

Strong’s Definitions

κληρονομέω klēronoméō, klay-ron-om-eh'-o; from G2818; to be an heir to (literally or figuratively):—be heir, (obtain by) inherit(-ance).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x

The KJV translates Strong's G2816 in the following manner: inherit (15x), be heir (2x), obtain by inheritance (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 18x
The KJV translates Strong's G2816 in the following manner: inherit (15x), be heir (2x), obtain by inheritance (1x).

  1. to receive a lot, receive by lot

    1. esp. to receive a part of an inheritance, receive as an inheritance, obtain by right of inheritance

    2. to be an heir, to inherit

  2. to receive the portion assigned to one, receive an allotted portion, receive as one's own or as a possession

  3. to become partaker of, to obtain

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κληρονομέω klēronoméō, klay-ron-om-eh'-o; from G2818; to be an heir to (literally or figuratively):—be heir, (obtain by) inherit(-ance).
STRONGS G2816:
κληρονομέω, κληρονόμῶ; future κληρονομήσω; 1 aorist ἐκληρονόμησα; perfect κεκληρονόμηκα; (κληρονόμος, which see; cf. οἰκονόμος); the Sept. for נָחַל and much more often for יָרַשׁ;
1. "to receive a lot, receive by lot; especially to receive a part of an inheritance, receive as an inheritance, obtain by right of inheritance"; so, particularly in the Attic orators, with a genitive of the thing; in later writings not infrequent with an accusative of the thing (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 129; Sturz, De dial. Maced. etc., p. 140; Winers Grammar, 200 (188); (Buttmann, § 132, 8)); absolutely, to be an heir, to inherit: Galatians 4:30 from Genesis 21:10.
2. universally, "to receive the portion assigned to one, receive an allotted portion, receive as one's own or as a possession; to become partaker of, to obtain" (cf. English inherit) (as φημην, Polybius 18, 38 (55), 8; τήν ἐπ' εὐσέβεια δόξαν, 15, 22, 3); in Biblical Greek everywhere with the accusative of the thing; so very frequent in the O. T. in the phrase κληρονομουν γῆν and τήν γῆν, of the occupation of the land of Canaan by the Israelites, as Leviticus 20:24; Deuteronomy 4:22, 26; Deuteronomy 6:1, etc. But as the Israelites after taking possession of the land were harassed almost perpetually by their hostile neighbors, and even driven out of the country for a considerable period, it came to pass that the phrase was transferred to denote the tranquil and stable possession of the holy land crowned with all divine blessings, an experience which pious Israelites were to expect under the Messiah: Psalm 24:13 (Ps. 25:13); Psalm 36:9, 11, 22, 29, 34 (Ps. 37:9,11,22,29,34) Alex.; Isaiah 60:21; Tobit 4:12; ἐκ δευτέρας κληρονομήσουσι τήν γῆν, Isaiah 61:7; hence, it became a formula denoting to partake of eternal salvation in the Messiah's kingdom: Matthew 5:5 (4) (from Psalm 36:11 (Ps. 37:11)), where see Bleek. ζωήν αἰώνιον, Matthew 19:29; Mark 10:17; Luke 10:25; Luke 18:18; τήν βασιλείαν, Matthew 25:34; βασιλείαν Θεοῦ, 1 Corinthians 6:9; 1 Corinthians 15:50; Galatians 5:21; σωτηρίαν, Hebrews 1:14; τάς ἐπαγγελίας, Hebrews 6:12; ἀφθαρσίαν, 1 Corinthians 15:50; ταῦτα (Rec. πάντα), Revelation 21:7; ὄνομα, Hebrews 1:4; τήν εὐλογίαν, Hebrews 12:17; 1 Peter 3:9. (Compare: κατα-κληρονομέω.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
21:10
Leviticus
20:24
Deuteronomy
4:22; 4:26; 6:1
Psalms
25:13; 36:9; 36:11; 36:11; 37:9; 37:11; 37:11; 37:22; 37:29; 37:34
Isaiah
60:21; 61:7
Matthew
5:5; 19:29; 25:34
Mark
10:17
Luke
10:25; 18:18
1 Corinthians
6:9; 15:50; 15:50
Galatians
4:30; 5:21
Hebrews
1:4; 1:14; 6:12; 12:17
1 Peter
3:9
Revelation
21:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2816 matches the Greek κληρονομέω (klēronomeō),
which occurs 18 times in 17 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:5 - “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:29 - And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold[fn] and will inherit eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:34 - Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:17 - And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:25 - And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:18 - And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 6:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:9 - Or do you not know that the unrighteous[fn] will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 6:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 6:10 - nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 15:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 15:50 - I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:30 - But what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman shall not inherit with the son of the free woman.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:21 - envy,[fn] drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do[fn] such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:4 - having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:14 - Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:12 - so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:17 - For you know that afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no chance to repent, though he sought it with tears.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:9 - Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:7 - The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.
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