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Strong G2816κληρονομέω

to inherit

Transliteration
klēronomeō
Pronunciation
klay-ron-om-eh'-o
Morphology
Greek Verb

Definition

From G2818; to be an heir to (literally or figuratively): - be heir (obtain by) inherit (-ance).

Detailed definition

κληρονομέω, -ῶ
(κληρονόμος) [in LXX chiefly for יָרַשׁ, also for נָחַל, etc.;]
1. to receive by lot.

2. to inherit (in cl., usually with genitive of thing(s)): absol., Gal.4:30 (LXX); in general, to possess oneself of, receive as one's own, obtain (as Deu.4:5, al., cf. Psa.25:3, Isa.61:7): with accusative of thing(s) (as generally in late Gk., see M, Pr., 65), of the Messianic Kingdom (cf. Psa.37:11, Sir.4:13 37:26, and see Dalman, Words, 125 ff.) and its bless­ings and privileges, τ. γῆν, Mat.5:5 (cf. LXX); τ. βασιλείαν, β. θεοῦ, Mat.25:34, 1Co.6:9-10 15:50, Gal.5:21; ζωὴν αἰώνιον, Mat.19:29, Mrk.10:17, Luk.10:25 18:18; σωτηρίαν, Heb.1:14; τ. ἐπαγγελίας, Heb.6:12; ἀφθαρσίαν, 1Co.15:50; ὄνομα, Heb.1:4; τ. εὐλογίαν, Heb.12:17, 1Pe.3:9; ταῦτα, Rev.21:7 (cf. κατα-κληρονομέω).†
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In the Bible

Strong G2816 appears in 17 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • inherit14
  • shall3
  • heir2
  • doth1
  • obtain1
  • who1

First verses

  1. Matthew 5:5
    Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
  2. Matthew 19:29
    And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
  3. Matthew 25:34
    Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
  4. Mark 10:17
    And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
  5. Luke 10:25
    And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
  6. Luke 18:18
    And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
  7. 1 Corinthians 6:9
    Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
  8. 1 Corinthians 6:10
    Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
  9. 1 Corinthians 15:50
    Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
  10. Galatians 4:30
    Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.
  11. Galatians 5:21
    Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
  12. Hebrews 1:4
    Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.
  13. Hebrews 1:14
    Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
  14. Hebrews 6:12
    That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
  15. Hebrews 12:17
    For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
  16. 1 Peter 3:9
    Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
  17. Revelation 21:7
    He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
κληρονομ-έω,
inherit, with genitive of things, ὥσπερ τῆς οὐσίας, οὕτω καὶ τῆς φιλίας τῆς πατρικῆς κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 1.2, compare 4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 4.7, 4th c.BC: Lycurgus Orator 127; ὅς γ᾽ ἐκεκληρονομήκεις τῶν.. χρημάτων πλεῖν ἢ πέντε ταλάντων 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.312; μὴ πλειόνων ἢ μιᾶς [κληρονομίας] τὸν αὐτὸν κ. 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1309a25: with _accusative_ _of things_, 4th c.BC: Lycurgus Orator 88, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “DMort.” 11.3, “BGU” 19 ii 1 (2nd c.AD))], etc.: absolutely, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “de Morte - Papiri Ercolanesi” 24.)]
2 acquire, obtain, τὴν ἐπ᾽ ἀσεβείᾳ δόξαν [LXX+2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 15.22.3; φήμην [prev. author] 18.55.8; θρόνον βασιλείας LXX.1Mac.2.57)]; τὴν γῆν receive possession of the promised land, Palestine,[LXX (LXX.Lev.20.24, LXX.Deu.4.1)] (also, obtain all that God has promised,[LXX+NT (LXX.Psa.36(37).11, cf. NT.Matt.5.5))]; obtain salvation, ζωὴν αἰώνιον [NT (NT.Matt.19.29.)]
II to be an inheritor or heir, τινος of a person, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Hist.Conscr.” 20)]: more frequently τινα, [LXX+2nd c.BC+ (2nd-1st c.BC: Posidonius Historicus 36J., 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Sulla” 2, “PGnom.” 5, +others (2nd c.AD), “Anthologia Graeca” 11.202, etc.; κ. τινὰ τῆς οὐσίας 2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 45.47: _metaphorically_, σῆτες καὶ σκώληκες -ομήσουσιν αὐτόν LXX.Sir.19.3)]:—passive, to be succeeded in the inheritance, of parents, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Philo Judaeus 2.172, 291, 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Tox.” 22; ὑφ᾽ ὧν τὴν ῥητορικὴν ἐκληρονομήθη 2nd-3rd c.AD: Philostratus Sophista “Vitae Sophistarum” 2.26.6.)]
III leave an heir behind one, υἱοὺς υἱῶν [LXX (LXX.Pro.13.22.)]