ΚΛΗ, κλη
KLĒ, klē
Sounds Like: KLEH
Translations: lot, a lot, portion, inheritance, an inheritance
From the root: ΚΛΗΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a truncated form of ΚΛΗΡΟΣ (klēros), meaning 'lot' or 'portion'. It is often used in the context of casting lots to make decisions or to divide something, or to refer to an assigned portion or inheritance. The full word ΚΛΗΡΟΣ refers to the object used for casting lots (like a stone or piece of wood) or the outcome of such a cast, which then determines a share or inheritance. It can also refer to the people who are God's 'portion' or 'inheritance'.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2819 (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, 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
- 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
- ΚΛΗΡΟΝ — inheritance, an inheritance, lot, a lot, portion, a portion, share, a share
- 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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