Word

κληρόω

klēróō · G2820 · Greek · 1 occurrence

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Meanings

to choose in accordance with the will of God

(A figurative extension of meaning of κληρόω ‘to be chosen by lot,’ not occurring in the NT) To choose, with the implication of supernatural or divine intervention or guidance

Examples
Ephesians 1:11 In Him we also have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things in accordance with the plan of His will,

How it’s used In 3 roles

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the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

1 occurrences in 1 groups

Not stated: we 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

1 occurrences in 2 groups

εἰςto+ εἰμίto be 1
ἐνin+ ὅςwho, which, that 1

With adverbsAdverbs

1 occurrences in 1 groups

καίand 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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Semantic domains 1 entry

To choose in accordance with the will of God30.105: κληρόω describes being chosen or appointed according to God’s own purpose. Ephesians 1:11 states that in Christ “we also have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things in accordance with the plan of His will,” the κληρόω naming this being appointed by God’s own determined will.

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×κληρονομέω klēronoméō · G2816 · to receive, to be given, to gain possession of · 18×κληρονόμος 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×κληρόωklēróō · G2820προσκληρόω prosklēróō · G4345 · to join, to join oneself to, to become a part of · 1×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon κλήρῳ: 1 aorist passive ἐκληρωθην; (κλῆρος); in classical Greek: 1. to cast lots,…

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. Deut 4:20; Deut 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.)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry

To Choose, To Select, To Prefer1 occurrence

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.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0