ΚΛΗΡΟΣ, κληρος
KLĒROS, klēros
Sounds Like: KLEE-ros
Translations: lot, a lot, portion, a portion, inheritance, an inheritance, share, a share
From the root: ΚΛΗΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: ΚΛΗΡΟΣ (klēros) refers to a lot, a portion, or an inheritance. It is commonly used in the context of casting lots, which was a method of making decisions or determining an outcome, similar to drawing straws or rolling dice. It can also refer to a designated share, a piece of land, or an inheritance received.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine. This word inflects for number and case.
Strong’s number: G2819 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Esther — 3:7, 9:24
- Wisdom — 2:9, 3:14, 5:5
- Sirach — 25:19
- Isaiah — 57:6
- Jonah — 1:7
- Acts of the Apostles — 1:26, 8:21
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Leviticus — 16:9, 16:10
- Numbers — 26:62, 36:3, 36:9
- Deuteronomy — 9:29, 10:9, 12:12, 14:26, 14:28, 18:1, 18:2
- Joshua — 17:4, 17:17, 18:11, 19:1, 19:2, 19:10, 19:17, 19:24, 19:32, 19:40, 21:4, 21:10
- Judges — 21:22
- 1 Chronicles — 6:54, 24:7, 25:9, 26:14
- Esther — 3:7
- Wisdom — 2:9, 3:14, 5:5
- Sirach — 25:19
- Isaiah — 57:6
- Jeremiah — 13:25
- Ezekiel — 24:6
- Jonah — 1:7
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
- ΚΛΗΡΟΝ — inheritance, an inheritance, lot, a lot, portion, a portion, 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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