Strong G2820κληρόω
to obtain
- Transliteration
- klēroō
- Pronunciation
- klay-ro'-o
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G2819; to allot that is (figuratively) to assign (a privilege): - obtain an inheritance.
Detailed definition
κληρόω, -ῶ
[in LXX: 1Ki.14:41 (לָכַד ni.), Est.4:11 A (קָרָא ni.), Isa.17:11 *;]
1. to cast lots.
2. to choose by lot.
3. to assign by lot, assign a portion: pass., ἐν ᾧ καὶ ἐκληρώθημεν, Eph.1:11 (on the various interpretations, see ICC; AR; Ellic., in l).†
(AS)
[in LXX: 1Ki.14:41 (לָכַד ni.), Est.4:11 A (קָרָא ni.), Isa.17:11 *;]
1. to cast lots.
2. to choose by lot.
3. to assign by lot, assign a portion: pass., ἐν ᾧ καὶ ἐκληρώθημεν, Eph.1:11 (on the various interpretations, see ICC; AR; Ellic., in l).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2820 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- inheritance1
First verses
- Ephesians 1:11In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
κληρ-όω,
Doric dialect κλᾱρόω, infinitive κλαρώεν [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“Foed.Delph.Pell.” 1 A 6, κλαρώειν “SIG” 647.33 (Stiris, 2nd c.BC): (κλῆρος A))]:—appoint by lot, ἐξ ἁπάντων τὰς ἀρχάς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 7.22; ἀθλητάς 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1393b5; διαιρετὰς τῶν κτημάτων “SIG” 364.9 (Ephesus, 3rd c.BC); τὰ δικαστήρια [prev. work]647.33; ἄλλον [ἱερόν] “IG” 5(1).1390.6(Andania, 1st c.BC))]; also, of the lot, fall on, οὓς ἐκλήρωσεν πάλος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 416)]:—middle, cast lots for office, of candidates, ἂν ἔλθῃ κληρωσόμενος τῶν ἐννέα ἀρχόντων [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 6.4, compare 24.13; κ. ἱερωσύνης 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 57.62; κληρουμένων ἐπιμελῶς 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ἀθηναίων Πολιτεία” 27.4; ὃς ἂν κληρούμενος λαγχάνῃ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 298e)]:—passive, to be appointed by lot, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ἀθηναίων Πολιτεία” 43.2, Decrees [prev. work] 30.5, “SIG” 525.11 (Crete, 3rd c.BC), “IG” 5(1).1390.132 (Andania, 1st c.BC))], etc.; [πρόεδροι] κεκληρωμένοι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 24.89; κεκληρῶσθαι ἄρχειν 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Luct.” 2.)]
2 cast lots, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 759c, 856d)]; κληρώσω πάντας I will make all draw lots, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 682; κ. τὰς φυλάς 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.20.2)]:—middle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 55, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 836, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.133)]; ὅτε ἐκληροῦσθε when you were drawing lots, [Refs ([prev. author] 19.1.)]
3 middle, have allotted one, obtain by lot, δεσπότας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 29; ἱερωσύνην 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.188; ἀμπέλων δεκανίαν “IGRom.” 4.1675 (from Lydia))]: metaphorically, obtain as one's sphere or province, τὸ ταὐτὸν ὁ δημιουργὸς ἐκληρώσατο [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “de Principiis” 321; Astrology texts, ἥλιος κληρωσάμενος τὴν ὥραν 2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 61.1)]; κεκληρῶσθαι to be in possession of, to have, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιστολαί” 20, 5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus “Inst.” 110; τὴν καρδίαν κεκλήρωται ἐπὶ τῇ φάρυγγι 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “De Natura Animalium - Ar.Byzantine Epit.” 5.31.)]
II allot, assign, ὔμμε δ᾽ ἐκλάρωσε πότμος Ζηνί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 8.15; μοίρας, τὴν μὲν ἐπὶ μονῇ, τὴν δ᾽ ἐπὶ ἐξόδῳ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.94; ἓν ἑκάστῳ ἐκλήρωσαν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.42)]:—passive, ἐκληρώθην δούλη [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 100 (_anapaest meter_).)]
II.2 ὀμφὰν κ. deliver an oracle by lot, [Refs ([prev. author] “Ion” 908 (Lyric poetry).)]
Doric dialect κλᾱρόω, infinitive κλαρώεν [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“Foed.Delph.Pell.” 1 A 6, κλαρώειν “SIG” 647.33 (Stiris, 2nd c.BC): (κλῆρος A))]:—appoint by lot, ἐξ ἁπάντων τὰς ἀρχάς [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 7.22; ἀθλητάς 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1393b5; διαιρετὰς τῶν κτημάτων “SIG” 364.9 (Ephesus, 3rd c.BC); τὰ δικαστήρια [prev. work]647.33; ἄλλον [ἱερόν] “IG” 5(1).1390.6(Andania, 1st c.BC))]; also, of the lot, fall on, οὓς ἐκλήρωσεν πάλος [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Ion” 416)]:—middle, cast lots for office, of candidates, ἂν ἔλθῃ κληρωσόμενος τῶν ἐννέα ἀρχόντων [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 6.4, compare 24.13; κ. ἱερωσύνης 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 57.62; κληρουμένων ἐπιμελῶς 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ἀθηναίων Πολιτεία” 27.4; ὃς ἂν κληρούμενος λαγχάνῃ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 298e)]:—passive, to be appointed by lot, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ἀθηναίων Πολιτεία” 43.2, Decrees [prev. work] 30.5, “SIG” 525.11 (Crete, 3rd c.BC), “IG” 5(1).1390.132 (Andania, 1st c.BC))], etc.; [πρόεδροι] κεκληρωμένοι [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 24.89; κεκληρῶσθαι ἄρχειν 2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Luct.” 2.)]
2 cast lots, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 759c, 856d)]; κληρώσω πάντας I will make all draw lots, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 682; κ. τὰς φυλάς 2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 6.20.2)]:—middle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 55, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ecclesiazusae” 836, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.133)]; ὅτε ἐκληροῦσθε when you were drawing lots, [Refs ([prev. author] 19.1.)]
3 middle, have allotted one, obtain by lot, δεσπότας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 29; ἱερωσύνην 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 1.188; ἀμπέλων δεκανίαν “IGRom.” 4.1675 (from Lydia))]: metaphorically, obtain as one's sphere or province, τὸ ταὐτὸν ὁ δημιουργὸς ἐκληρώσατο [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “de Principiis” 321; Astrology texts, ἥλιος κληρωσάμενος τὴν ὥραν 2nd c.AD: Vettius Valens Astrologus 61.1)]; κεκληρῶσθαι to be in possession of, to have, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιστολαί” 20, 5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus “Inst.” 110; τὴν καρδίαν κεκλήρωται ἐπὶ τῇ φάρυγγι 2nd-3rd c.AD: Aelianus “De Natura Animalium - Ar.Byzantine Epit.” 5.31.)]
II allot, assign, ὔμμε δ᾽ ἐκλάρωσε πότμος Ζηνί [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 8.15; μοίρας, τὴν μὲν ἐπὶ μονῇ, τὴν δ᾽ ἐπὶ ἐξόδῳ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.94; ἓν ἑκάστῳ ἐκλήρωσαν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.42)]:—passive, ἐκληρώθην δούλη [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 100 (_anapaest meter_).)]
II.2 ὀμφὰν κ. deliver an oracle by lot, [Refs ([prev. author] “Ion” 908 (Lyric poetry).)]