Strong G2819κλῆρος
lot
- Transliteration
- klēros
- Pronunciation
- klay'-ros
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
Probably from G2806 (through the idea of using bits of wood etc. for the purpose); a die (for drawing chances); by implication a portion (as if so secured); by extension an acquisition (especially a patrimony figuratively): - heritage inheritance lot part.
Detailed definition
κλῆρος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for נַחֲלָה גּוֹרָל;]
a lot;
__(a) that which is cast or drawn: Mat.27:35, Mrk.15:24, Luk.23:34, Jhn.19:24" (LXX), Act.1:26;
__(b) that which is obtained by casting: Act.1:17 8:21; of a part in the Kingdom of God (cf. Wis 55), Act.26:18, Col.1:12; pl. of the "cure" of a presbyter, 1Pe.5:3 (see ICC, in l).†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for נַחֲלָה גּוֹרָל;]
a lot;
__(a) that which is cast or drawn: Mat.27:35, Mrk.15:24, Luk.23:34, Jhn.19:24" (LXX), Act.1:26;
__(b) that which is obtained by casting: Act.1:17 8:21; of a part in the Kingdom of God (cf. Wis 55), Act.26:18, Col.1:12; pl. of the "cure" of a presbyter, 1Pe.5:3 (see ICC, in l).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2819 appears in 11 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- lot6
- inheritance2
- part2
- heritage1
First verses
- Matthew 27:35And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.
- Mark 15:24And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.
- Luke 23:34Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
- John 19:24They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.
- Acts 1:17For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
- Acts 1:25That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
- Acts 1:26And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
- Acts 8:21Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
- Acts 26:18To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
- Colossians 1:12Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
- 1 Peter 5:3Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
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Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
κλῆρος
A, Doric dialect κλᾶρος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus (see. below), “Leg.Gort.” 5.27, etc.)], ου, ὁ:— lot, κλῆρον ἐσημήναντο ἕκαστος, ἐν δ᾽ ἔβαλον κυνέῃ [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.175; κλήρους ἐν κυνέῃ χαλκήρεϊ πάλλον 3.316, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 10.206; ἐκ κλῆρος ὄρουσεν 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.325; ἐκ δ᾽ ἔθορε κλῆρος κυνέης 7.182; ἐν δὲ κλήρους ἐβάλοντο 23.352; ἐπὶ κλήρους ἐβάλοντο 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.209, compare “SIG” 1023.94 (from Cos))]; κλήρῳ πεπαλάσθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.331; κλήρῳ λάχον ἐνθάδ᾽ ἕπεσθαι 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.400, compare 23.862, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 187, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.83, etc.)]; πάντας ἀνέφεδρος ἐπαγκρατίασε τοὺς κ., i.e. he never drew a bye, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“SIG” 1073.29 (2nd c.AD))]; κλήρου κατὰ μοῖραν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Rhesus” 545 (Lyric poetry); διὰ τὴν τοῦ κ. τύχην 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 619d, etc.)]; κλάροισι θεοπροπέων divining by lots, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.190: hence, of oracles, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 1057, “Ph.” 838; Ἑρμῆς γὰρ ὢν κλήρῳ ποιήσεις οἶδ᾽ ὅτι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 365; κ. Ἑρμοῦ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 39.)]
A.2 casting of lots, drawing of lots, κ. τίθεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “IA” 1198, compare “Tr.” 186 (Lyric poetry); δοκεῖ δίκαιον εἶναι πᾶσι τῶν ἀρχῶν μετεῖναι ἐν τῷ κ. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Respublica Atheniensium” 1.2, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1300a19, “IG” 5(1).1390.116 (Andania, 1st c.BC))]; = Latin sortitio provinciarum, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Aemilius Paulus” 10.)]
A.3 λαβὼν πίστιν.. κλήρου uncertain meaning in [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“OGI” 494.19 (1st-2nd c.AD).)]
A.II that which is assigned by lot, allotment of land, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.109, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.50, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 740b, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1265b15, +others; λαβεῖν τᾶς χώρας ἐξαίρετον τὸν πρῶτον κλᾶρον “SIG” 141.6 (Corc.Nigr., 4th c.BC))]; κ. ἱππικός [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“OGI” 229.102 (Smyrna, 3rd c.BC))]; περὶ τοῦ λάχους τριάκοντα καὶ ἑπτὰ κλάρων [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“Schwyzer” 289.88 (Priene, 2nd c.BC), compare 313.4, +others)]
A.II.2 generally, piece of land, farm, estate, οἶκος καὶ κ. [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 15.498; οἶκόν τε κ. τε 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.64, compare 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 37, 341, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 13.62; κατέφαγε τὸν κ. 6th c.BC: Hipponax Iambographus 35.4)]; οἱ κ. τῶν Συρίων their lands, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.76, compare 9.94, 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hymnus in Delum” 281, etc.)]; Κύπρου Πάφου τ᾽ ἔχουσα.. κλῆρον, of Aphrodite, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 463; κατὰ κ. Ἰαόνιον [prev. author] “Pers.” 899 (Lyric poetry); κλῆροι χθονός 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 876; τῶν λαβόντων ἐν Ὀρχομενῷ κλᾶρον ἢ οἰκίαν “IG” 5(2).344.12 (3rd c.BC),compare “SIG” 169.61 (Iasus, 4th c.BC))]; Πισαίοις ἐνὶ κλήροισι [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “fragment” 74.5)]. b. plural, title-deeds, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (PGrenf. 1.14.11 (2nd c.BC).)]
A.II.3 legacy, inheritance, heritable estate, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 11.9, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 923d, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ἀθηναίων Πολιτεία” 9.2, “SIG” 1186 (4th c.BC), “IG” 22.1368.127, 154)]. b. collective, body of inheritors, [Refs (Leges Gortynensium [prev. cited])]
A.II.4 Astrology texts, certain degrees in the zodiac connected with planets and important in a nativity, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“Catalogus Codicum Astrologorum” 1.169, 170, 2nd c.AD: Ptolemaeus Mathematicus “Tetrabiblos” 111, 2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 59.21, +others, 4th c.AD: Paulus Alexandrinus Astrologus “K.” 2 (cf. Scholia); κ. τύχης 2nd c.AD: Ptolemaeus Mathematicus “Tetrabiblos” 129.)]
A.II.5 generally, province, sphere, ἕνα θεὸν πολλῶν ἅμα προεστάναι κλήρων [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “de Principiis” 369.)]
A.III of the Levites, Κύριος αὐτὸς κλῆρος αὐτοῦ [LXX (LXX.Deu.18.2)]: hence, of the Christian clergy, ἐν κλήρῳ καταλεγόμενος [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“Codex Justinianus [4th-6th c.AD]” 1.3.38.2, 6th c.AD: Justinianus Imperator “Novellae” 6.1.7, 2nd c.AD: Astrampsychus Onirocriticus “Oracula” 98.7.)]
A, Doric dialect κλᾶρος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus (see. below), “Leg.Gort.” 5.27, etc.)], ου, ὁ:— lot, κλῆρον ἐσημήναντο ἕκαστος, ἐν δ᾽ ἔβαλον κυνέῃ [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.175; κλήρους ἐν κυνέῃ χαλκήρεϊ πάλλον 3.316, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 10.206; ἐκ κλῆρος ὄρουσεν 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.325; ἐκ δ᾽ ἔθορε κλῆρος κυνέης 7.182; ἐν δὲ κλήρους ἐβάλοντο 23.352; ἐπὶ κλήρους ἐβάλοντο 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.209, compare “SIG” 1023.94 (from Cos))]; κλήρῳ πεπαλάσθαι [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 9.331; κλήρῳ λάχον ἐνθάδ᾽ ἕπεσθαι 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 24.400, compare 23.862, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 187, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.83, etc.)]; πάντας ἀνέφεδρος ἐπαγκρατίασε τοὺς κ., i.e. he never drew a bye, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“SIG” 1073.29 (2nd c.AD))]; κλήρου κατὰ μοῖραν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Rhesus” 545 (Lyric poetry); διὰ τὴν τοῦ κ. τύχην 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 619d, etc.)]; κλάροισι θεοπροπέων divining by lots, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.190: hence, of oracles, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hippolytus” 1057, “Ph.” 838; Ἑρμῆς γὰρ ὢν κλήρῳ ποιήσεις οἶδ᾽ ὅτι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 365; κ. Ἑρμοῦ 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Fragmenta” 39.)]
A.2 casting of lots, drawing of lots, κ. τίθεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “IA” 1198, compare “Tr.” 186 (Lyric poetry); δοκεῖ δίκαιον εἶναι πᾶσι τῶν ἀρχῶν μετεῖναι ἐν τῷ κ. 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Respublica Atheniensium” 1.2, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1300a19, “IG” 5(1).1390.116 (Andania, 1st c.BC))]; = Latin sortitio provinciarum, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Aemilius Paulus” 10.)]
A.3 λαβὼν πίστιν.. κλήρου uncertain meaning in [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“OGI” 494.19 (1st-2nd c.AD).)]
A.II that which is assigned by lot, allotment of land, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.109, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 3.50, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 740b, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1265b15, +others; λαβεῖν τᾶς χώρας ἐξαίρετον τὸν πρῶτον κλᾶρον “SIG” 141.6 (Corc.Nigr., 4th c.BC))]; κ. ἱππικός [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“OGI” 229.102 (Smyrna, 3rd c.BC))]; περὶ τοῦ λάχους τριάκοντα καὶ ἑπτὰ κλάρων [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“Schwyzer” 289.88 (Priene, 2nd c.BC), compare 313.4, +others)]
A.II.2 generally, piece of land, farm, estate, οἶκος καὶ κ. [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 15.498; οἶκόν τε κ. τε 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.64, compare 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 37, 341, 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 13.62; κατέφαγε τὸν κ. 6th c.BC: Hipponax Iambographus 35.4)]; οἱ κ. τῶν Συρίων their lands, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.76, compare 9.94, 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Hymnus in Delum” 281, etc.)]; Κύπρου Πάφου τ᾽ ἔχουσα.. κλῆρον, of Aphrodite, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Fragmenta - American Journal of Philology” 463; κατὰ κ. Ἰαόνιον [prev. author] “Pers.” 899 (Lyric poetry); κλῆροι χθονός 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 876; τῶν λαβόντων ἐν Ὀρχομενῷ κλᾶρον ἢ οἰκίαν “IG” 5(2).344.12 (3rd c.BC),compare “SIG” 169.61 (Iasus, 4th c.BC))]; Πισαίοις ἐνὶ κλήροισι [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “fragment” 74.5)]. b. plural, title-deeds, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (PGrenf. 1.14.11 (2nd c.BC).)]
A.II.3 legacy, inheritance, heritable estate, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Isaeus Orator 11.9, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 923d, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ἀθηναίων Πολιτεία” 9.2, “SIG” 1186 (4th c.BC), “IG” 22.1368.127, 154)]. b. collective, body of inheritors, [Refs (Leges Gortynensium [prev. cited])]
A.II.4 Astrology texts, certain degrees in the zodiac connected with planets and important in a nativity, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“Catalogus Codicum Astrologorum” 1.169, 170, 2nd c.AD: Ptolemaeus Mathematicus “Tetrabiblos” 111, 2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 59.21, +others, 4th c.AD: Paulus Alexandrinus Astrologus “K.” 2 (cf. Scholia); κ. τύχης 2nd c.AD: Ptolemaeus Mathematicus “Tetrabiblos” 129.)]
A.II.5 generally, province, sphere, ἕνα θεὸν πολλῶν ἅμα προεστάναι κλήρων [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “de Principiis” 369.)]
A.III of the Levites, Κύριος αὐτὸς κλῆρος αὐτοῦ [LXX (LXX.Deu.18.2)]: hence, of the Christian clergy, ἐν κλήρῳ καταλεγόμενος [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“Codex Justinianus [4th-6th c.AD]” 1.3.38.2, 6th c.AD: Justinianus Imperator “Novellae” 6.1.7, 2nd c.AD: Astrampsychus Onirocriticus “Oracula” 98.7.)]