ΚΛΗΡΟΝ, κληρον
KLĒRON, klēron
Sounds Like: KLEE-ron
Translations: inheritance, an inheritance, lot, a lot, portion, a portion, share, a share
From the root: ΚΛΗΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to an inheritance, a lot, or a portion of something, often land or property. It can also refer to a share or part received, or even a lot cast to determine something. In a sentence, it would function as the direct object of a verb, indicating what is being inherited, received, or determined by lot.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G2819 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Barnabus
- Letter of Barnabas — 6:6
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 11:16
Codex Sinaiticus
- Numbers — 16:14, 18:24
- Joshua — 12:7
- Esther — 9:24, 10:3h
- 1 Maccabees — 2:54
- Psalms — 21:19, 124:3
- Proverbs — 1:14
- Sirach — 37:8
- Matthew — 27:35
- Mark — 15:24
- Luke — 23:34
- John — 19:24
- Acts of the Apostles — 1:17, 1:25, 26:18
- Epistle of Barnabas — 6:6
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Romans — 1:2
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Justin Martyr
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 6:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Leviticus — 16:8
- Numbers — 16:14, 18:24, 27:7
- Joshua — 12:7, 14:3, 17:6, 17:14, 18:6, 18:8, 18:10, 19:49
- Esther — 9:24
- Psalms — 21:19, 124:3
- Proverbs — 1:14
- Sirach — 37:8
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 12:13
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΛΗΡΟΣ.
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.
- ΚΛΕΡΑΤΑ — lots, shares, portions, inheritances, properties
- ΚΛΗ — lot, a lot, portion, inheritance, an inheritance
- ΚΛΗΡ — lot, a lot, portion, an inheritance, share, a share, allotted portion, a possession
- ΚΛΗΡΟ — lot, a lot, portion, an inheritance, heritage, a share, an allotted portion
- ΚΛΗΡΟΙ — lots, inheritances, portions, shares
- ΚΛΗΡΟΙΣ — lots, portions, shares, inheritances, allotments
- ΚΛΗΡΟΣ — lot, a lot, portion, a portion, inheritance, an inheritance, share, a share
- ΚΛΗΡΟΥ — of lot, of an inheritance, of a portion, of a share, lots, inheritances, portions, shares
- ΚΛΗΡΟΥΣ — lots, shares, portions, inheritances
- ΚΛΗΡΩ — (to) lot, (to) a lot, (to) inheritance, (to) an inheritance, (to) portion, (to) a portion, (to) share, (to) a share
- ΚΛΗΡΩΝ — of lots, of shares, of portions, of inheritances, of territories, of clergy
- ΚΛΗΡΩΣΗ — casting lots, allotment by lot, division by lot, a casting of lots
- ΤΟΥΚΛΗΡΟΥ — of the lot, of the inheritance, of the portion, of the share, of the clergy
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