Inheritance
κληρονομίαStrong’s G2817klēronomia
Appears in 14 verses of the New Testament
In short
Klēronomia is the Greek word usually translated “inheritance”. It appears in 14 verses of the New Testament.
“But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.”
Meaning
Usually translated “inheritance”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- inheritance 11
- an inheritance 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ephesians 3
- Luke 2
- Acts 2
- Hebrews 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
9 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 12:7But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be our’s.
- Luke 12:13And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
- Luke 20:14But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
- Acts 7:5And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.
- Acts 20:32And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
- Galatians 3:18For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.
Greek dictionary
κληρονομία klēronomia · inheritance
κληρονομία, -ας, ἡ (κληρονόμος) [in LXX chiefly for נַחֲלָה, also for יְרֻשָּׁה, etc. ;] prop., an inherited property, an inheritance: Mat.21:38, Mrk.12:7, Luk.12:13 20:14; in general, a possession, inheritance: Act.7:5, Heb.11:8; of the Messianic Kingdom and its blessings, Act.20:32, Gal.3:18, Col.3:24, Eph.1:14, 18 5:5, Heb.9:15, 1Pe.1:4.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “inheritance” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
INHER'ITANCE, noun
An estate derived from an ancestor to an heir by succession or in course of law; or an estate which the law casts on a child or other person, as the representative of the deceased ancestor.
- The reception of an estate by hereditary right, or the descent by which an estate or title is cast on the heir; as, the heir received the estate by inheritance
- The estate or possession which may descend to an heir, though it has not descended.“And Rachel and Leah answered and said, is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house?” Genesis 31:14
- An estate given or possessed by donation or divine appropriation. Numbers 26:53
- That which is possessed or enjoyed.“Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance” Psalms 2:8
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.