Strong's Lexicon
G2820 — κληρόω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2820 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κληρόω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G2819 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | kleroo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | klay-roh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to allot 2. (figuratively) to assign (a privilege) |
| KJV Renderings: | obtain an inheritance |
Use Strong's responsibly
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κληρόω, κλήρῳ: 1 aorist passive ἐκληρωθην; (κλῆρος); in classical Greek:
1. to cast lots, determine by lot.
2. to choose by lot: τινα (Herodotus 1, 94; others).
3. to allot, assign by lot: τινα τίνι, one to another as a possession, Pindar Ol. 8, 19.
4. once in the N. T., "to make a κλῆρος i. e., a heritage, private possession": τινα, passive ἐν ᾧ ἐκληρώθημεν (but Lachmann ἐκλλεθημεν) in whom lies the reason why we were made the κλῆρος τοῦ Θεοῦ (a designation transferred from the Jews in the O. T. to Christians, cf. Additions to Est 3:10 [Esther 4:234:17f] (4 line 12f (Tdf.)) and Fritzsche, in the place cited; (cf. Deu 4:20; Deu 9:29)), the heritage of God Eph 1:11 (see Ellicott, in the place cited). (In ecclesiastical writings it signifies to become a clergyman (see references under the word κλῆρος, at the end).) (Compare: προσκληρόω.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
κληρόω (obtain an inheritance)
Ephesians 1:11
- KJV: In whom also we have obtained an inheritance being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will
- GK: εν ω και εκληρώθημεν προορισθέντες κατά πρόθεσιν του τα πάντα ενεργούντος κατά την βουλήν του θελήματος αυτού