Word

κληρονομέω

klēronoméō · G2816 · Greek · 18 occurrences

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Meanings

to receive, to be given, to gain possession of

To receive something of considerable value which has not been earned

Examples
Matthew 5:5 “Blessed are the gentle, for they will inherit the earth.
Matthew 19:29 “And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms on account of My name, will receive many times as much, and will inherit eternal life.
Matthew 25:34 “Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
to inherit, to receive from a deceased parent

To receive a possession or benefit as a gift from someone who has died, generally a parent

Examples
1 Corinthians 6:9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals,
1 Corinthians 6:10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor those habitually drunk, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 15:50 Now I say this, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

How it’s used In 6 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

18 occurrences in 12 groups

Not stated: I 3
Not stated (infinitive) 3
Other words · 10 groups that occur once or twice (12) 12

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

17 occurrences in 9 groups

βασιλείαkingdom, reign 5
ζωήlife 4
Other words · 7 groups that occur once or twice (8) 8

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

3 occurrences in 4 groups

διάthrough+ μακροθυμίαpatience 1
διάthrough+ πίστιςfaith, trust, faithfulness 1
μετάwith, after+ υἱόςson 1
παράfrom, with, beside+ αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1

With adverbsAdverbs

3 occurrences in 1 groups

οὐnot 3

What is done to itIt is the object

7 occurrences in 6 groups

λέγωto say 2
δύναμαιcan 1
εἴδωto know 1
θέλωto want, to wish, to desire 1
μέλλωto be about to 1
προέπωto say already 1

In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive

1 occurrences in 1 groups

μιμητήςimitator 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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In the other Testament 3 words

יָרַשׁ yârash · H3423 · to inherit, to possess, to be (someone's) heir: κληρονομέω (klēronoméō, G2816) is the standard Greek rendering of יָרַשׁ (yârash, H3423) in its inheritance sense, covering both literal possession-taking and figurative theological inheritance (kingdom of God, eternal life, promises), though יָרַשׁ (yârash, H3423)'s broader Hebrew semantic range includes military dispossession and driving-out senses that Greek typically lexicalizes separately.
נָחַל nâchal · H5157 · to obtain, to inherit, to possess: Hebrew נָחַל (nâchal, H5157) denotes the action of inheriting or receiving an inheritance, functioning as the direct Hebrew equivalent to Greek κληρονομέω (klēronoméō, G2816) in both literal inheritance contexts and figurative uses of receiving divine promises or blessings.
יְרֻשָּׁה yᵉrushshâh · H3425 · possession (of someone else): κληρονομέω (klēronoméō, G2816) κληρονομέω denotes the verbal action of inheriting or receiving an inheritance, while יְרֻשָּׁה (yᵉrushshâh, H3425) יְרֻשָּׁה denotes the nominal inheritance itself (the heritage or possession received); the Greek verb captures the act of becoming an heir, whereas the Hebrew noun captures the object or state of inheritance.

Semantic domains 2 entries

To receive, to be given, to gain possession of57.131: κληρονομέω can describe receiving or coming into possession of something as a gift. Matthew 19:29 promises that everyone who has left family or possessions for Christ’s name “will receive many times as much, and will inherit eternal life,” κληρονομέω naming this promised reception of eternal life.
To inherit, to receive from a deceased parent57.138: The verb more specifically describes inheriting in the sense of receiving what belonged to another. Hebrews 1:4 states that the Son “has inherited a more excellent name than” the angels, His κληρονομέω here naming this reception of a superior name and standing.

Word family 8 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

κλῆρος klēros · G2819 · lot, possession, what is possessed · 11×κληρονομέωklēronoméō · G2816κληρονόμος klēronómos · G2818 · one who receives, one who comes into possession of, receiver · 15×κληρονομία klēronomía · G2817 · possession, inheritance · 14×συγκληρονόμος synklēronómos · G4789 · one who also receives, receiver, fellow heir · 4×κατακληροδοτέω kataklērodotéō · G2624 · to be a giver of lots to each, i.e. to apportion an estate · 1×κληρόω klēróō · G2820 · to choose in accordance with the will of God · 1×προσκληρόω prosklēróō · G4345 · to join, to join oneself to, to become a part of · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon κληρονόμω; future κληρονομήσω; 1 aorist ἐκληρονόμησα; perfect κεκληρονόμηκα; (κληρονόμος,…

κληρονόμω; future κληρονομήσω; 1 aorist ἐκληρονόμησα; perfect κεκληρονόμηκα; (κληρονόμος, which see; cf. οἰκονόμος); the Sept. for נָחַל and much more often for יָרַשׁ;
1. "to receive a lot, receive by lot; especially to receive a part of an inheritance, receive as an inheritance, obtain by right of inheritance"; so, particularly in the Attic orators, with a genitive of the thing; in later writings not infrequent with an accusative of the thing (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 129; Sturz, De dial. Maced. etc., p. 140; Winers Grammar, 200 (188); (Buttmann, § 132, 8)); absolutely, to be an heir, to inherit: Gal 4:30 from Gen 21:10.
2. universally, "to receive the portion assigned to one, receive an allotted portion, receive as one's own or as a possession; to become partaker of, to obtain" (cf. English inherit) (as φημην, Polybius 18, 38 (55), 8; τήν ἐπ' εὐσέβεια δόξαν, 15, 22, 3); in Biblical Greek everywhere with the accusative of the thing; so very frequent in the O. T. in the phrase κληρονομουν γῆν and τήν γῆν, of the occupation of the land of Canaan by the Israelites, as Lev 20:24; Deut 4:22, Deut 4:26; Deut 6:1, etc. But as the Israelites after taking possession of the land were harassed almost perpetually by their hostile neighbors, and even driven out of the country for a considerable period, it came to pass that the phrase was transferred to denote the tranquil and stable possession of the holy land crowned with all divine blessings, an experience which pious Israelites were to expect under the Messiah: Psalm 24:13; Ps 36:9, Ps 36:11, 36:22, 36:29, 36:34 (Ps 37:9, Ps 37:11, Ps 37:22, Ps 37:29, Ps 37:34) Alex.; Isa 60:21; Tobit 4:12; ἐκ δευτέρας κληρονομήσουσι τήν γῆν, Isa 61:7; hence, it became a formula denoting to partake of eternal salvation in the Messiah's kingdom: Mt 5:5 (4) (from Ps 36:11), where see Bleek. ζωήν αἰώνιον, Mt 19:29; Mk 10:17; Lk 10:25; Lk 18:18; τήν βασιλείαν, Mt 25:34; βασιλείαν Θεοῦ, 1 Cor 6:9; 1 Cor 15:50; Gal 5:21; σωτηρίαν, Heb 1:14; τάς ἐπαγγελίας, Heb 6:12; ἀφθαρσίαν, 1 Cor 15:50; ταῦτα (Rec. πάντα), Rev 21:7; ὄνομα, Heb 1:4; τήν εὐλογίαν, Heb 12:17; 1 Pet 3:9. (Compare: κατα(κληρονομέω.)

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Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

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