ΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΟΙΣ, κληρονομοις
KLĒRONOMOIS, klēronomois
Sounds Like: klay-roh-no-MOYS
Translations: to heirs, to inheritors
From the root: ΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to those who receive an inheritance or who are designated as successors. It is a compound word formed from 'κλῆρος' (kleros), meaning 'lot' or 'inheritance', and 'νέμω' (nemo), meaning 'to distribute' or 'to possess'. Thus, it literally means 'one who distributes or possesses an inheritance'. It is used to describe individuals who are legally entitled to receive property, rights, or privileges from another, often after their death.
Inflection: Dative, Plural, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2818 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Jeremiah — 8:10
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Hebrews — 6:17
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΟΣ.
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.
- ΚΛΗΡΟΝΟ — heir, an heir, inheritor, a possessor
- ΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΟ — heir, an heir, inheritor
- ΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΟΙ — heirs, inheritors
- ΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΟΝ — heir, an heir
- ΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΟΣ — heir, an heir, inheritor
- ΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΟΥ — of an heir, of a possessor, of a successor
- ΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΟΥΣ — heirs, an heir
- ΠΕΡΙΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΟΥ — of an heir, of an inheritor, of a possessor
- ΣΥΝΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΟΙ — joint heirs, fellow heirs
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