ΔΙΕΚΛΗΡΟΥΝΤΟ, διεκληρουντο
DIEKLĒROUNTO, dieklērounto
Sounds Like: dee-eh-KLEH-roo-n-toh
Translations: they cast lots, they distributed by lot, they divided by lot, they obtained by lot
From the root: ΔΙΑΚΛΗΡΟΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from διά (dia, meaning 'through' or 'apart') and κληρόω (klēroō, meaning 'to cast lots' or 'to assign by lot'). It describes the action of distributing or obtaining something by means of casting lots, often implying a division or apportionment among a group. It is used to indicate a process of random selection or divine determination.
Inflection: Imperfect Indicative, Middle/Passive Voice, Third Person Plural
Strong’s number: G1242 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 12:21
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΚΛΗΡΟΩ.
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.
- ΔΙΑΚΛΗΡΩΣΑΣ — having distributed by lot, having allotted, having divided by lot
- ΔΙΕΚΛΗΡΟΥΝ — they cast lots, they distributed by lot, they divided by lot, they allotted
- ΔΙΕΚΛΗΡΩΣΑΝΤΟ — they cast lots, they distributed by lot, they divided by lot
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