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Name of God’s Son

ΚΛΗΡΩΣΗ, κληρωση

KLĒRŌSĒ, klērōsē

Sounds Like: klay-ROH-sis

Translations: casting lots, allotment by lot, division by lot, a casting of lots

From the root: ΚΛΗΡΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to the act of casting lots, a method used in ancient times to make decisions or determine outcomes, often believed to reveal divine will. It can also refer to the result of such an action, like an allotment or division that is determined by lot.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G2899 (Lookup on BibleHub)


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Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

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
  • 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
  • ΤΟΥΚΛΗΡΟΥ — of the lot, of the inheritance, of the portion, of the share, of the clergy

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