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To distribute

κατακληροδοτέωStrong’s G2624

kataklērodoteō

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Kataklērodoteō is the Greek word usually translated “gave as an inheritance”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.”
Acts 13:19 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “gave as an inheritance”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • he gave as an inheritance 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    κατακληροδοτέω kataklērodoteō · to distribute

    κατα-κληρονομέω, -ῶ [in LXX for נָחַל, יָרַשׁ, etc. ;] 1. to distribute by lot or as an inheritance (Num.34:18, Jos.14:1, al.): Act.13:19. 2. to receive by inheritance (Deu.1:38, al.).† κατα-κληροδοτέω, ῶ, [in LXX: Deu.1:38 21:16 A (-νομέω, B), (נָחַל), 1Ma.3:36 א R (-νομέω, A)* ;] Act.13:19, Rec., = -νομέω, which see† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “distribute” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    DISTRIBUTE, verb transitive

    [Latin, to give or divide.]

    1. To divide among two or more; to deal; to give or bestow in parts or portions.
    2. To dispense; to administer; as, to distribute justice.
    3. To divide or separate, as into classes, orders, kinds or species.
    4. To give in charity.
    All definitions
    1. In printing, to separate types, and place them in their proper cells in the cases.

    Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.