ΚΑΤΑΚΛΗΡΟΩ, κατακληροω
KATAKLĒROŌ, kataklēroō
Sounds Like: kah-tah-klay-ROH-oh
Translations: to obtain an inheritance, to obtain by lot, to assign by lot, to allot, to apportion, to be allotted, to be assigned
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΚΛΗΡΟΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the preposition κατά (kata, meaning 'down' or 'against') and the verb κληρόω (kleroo, meaning 'to cast lots' or 'to obtain by lot'). It signifies the act of obtaining something by lot, or having something assigned or apportioned to one, often implying a divine or predetermined allocation. It can also mean to assign or allot something to someone else. It is used in contexts where a share or inheritance is given or received.
Inflection: Does not inflect (this is the infinitive form, or the first person singular present active indicative)
Strong’s number: G2624 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΚΛΗΡΟΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΑΤΑΚΕΚΛΗΡΩΜΕΝΗ — allotted, assigned by lot, inherited, obtained by lot
- ΚΑΤΑΚΛΗΡΟΥΤΑΙ — is allotted, is assigned by lot, is distributed by lot, is given by lot
- ΚΑΤΑΚΛΗΡΩΣΗΤΑΙ — will have been allotted, will have been assigned by lot, will have been obtained by lot, will have been inherited
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