Word Study · Strong's G2816 · Greek
κληρονομέω
kleronomeo
klay-ron-om-eh'-o
Strong's 1890 spelling: klēronoméō
“to be an heir to (literally or figuratively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to be an heir to (literally or figuratively)
Rendered in the KJV as
be heir, (obtain by) inherit(-ance).
- 18occurrencesin the New Testament
- 8 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 14inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 18 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 14
- κληρονομῆσαι2
- κληρονομήσει2
- κληρονομήσουσιν.2
- κληρονομήσω;2
- κεκληρονόμηκεν1
- κληρονομεῖ.1
- κληρονομεῖν1
- κληρονομήσατε1
- κληρονομήσει.¶1
- κληρονομήσητε.1
- κληρονομήσουσιν1
- κληρονομήσουσιν;¶1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 12
- to inherit3
- will inherit.3
- will I inherit?2
- will inherit2
- do inherit1
- does inherit.1
- He has inherited1
- he will inherit1
- I may inherit?1
- inheriting1
- will inherit?1
- you may inherit.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 11
- verb · future active, statement · 3rd person plural4
- verb · future active, statement · 3rd person singular3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)2
- verb · future active, statement · 1st person singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person plural1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 1st person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, subjunctive · 2nd person plural1
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)1
- verb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1
- verb · perfect (done, and it stands) active, statement · 3rd person singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-FAI-3P · 4
- V-FAI-3S · 3
- V-AAN · 2
- V-FAI-1S · 2
- V-AAM-2P · 1
- V-AAS-1S · 1
- V-AAS-2P · 1
- V-PAI-3S · 1
- V-PAN · 1
- V-PAP-GPM · 1
- V-RAI-3S · 1
All 18, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Corinthians4 of 18 · 22%
- Hebrews4 of 18 · 22%
- Matthew3 of 18 · 17%
- Luke2 of 18 · 11%
- Galatians2 of 18 · 11%
1 Corinthians carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew3 occurrences
- Matthew 5:5κληρονομήσουσινklēronomēsousinverb · future active, statement · 3rd person pluralBlessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.here: will inherit
- Matthew 19:29κληρονομήσει.¶klēronomēseiverb · future active, statement · 3rd person singularAnd everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.here: will inherit.
- Matthew 25:34κληρονομήσατεklēronomēsateverb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person pluralThen the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.here: do inherit
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 10:25κληρονομήσω;klēronomēsōverb · future active, statement · 1st person singularOne day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”here: will I inherit?
- Luke 18:18κληρονομήσω;klēronomēsōverb · future active, statement · 1st person singularThen a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”here: will I inherit?
1 Corinthians4 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 6:9κληρονομήσουσιν;¶klēronomēsousinverb · future active, statement · 3rd person pluralDo you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,here: will inherit?
- 1 Corinthians 6:10κληρονομήσουσιν.klēronomēsousinverb · future active, statement · 3rd person pluralnor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.here: will inherit.
- 1 Corinthians 15:50κληρονομῆσαιklēronomēsaiverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.here: to inherit
- 1 Corinthians 15:50κληρονομεῖ.klēronomeiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularNow I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.here: does inherit.
Galatians2 occurrences
- Galatians 4:30κληρονομήσειklēronomēseiverb · future active, statement · 3rd person singularBut what does the Scripture say? “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”here: will inherit
- Galatians 5:21κληρονομήσουσιν.klēronomēsousinverb · future active, statement · 3rd person pluraland envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.here: will inherit.
Hebrews4 occurrences
- Hebrews 1:4κεκληρονόμηκενkeklēronomēkenverb · perfect (done, and it stands) active, statement · 3rd person singularSo He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.here: He has inherited
- Hebrews 1:14κληρονομεῖνklēronomeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?here: to inherit
- Hebrews 6:12κληρονομούντωνklēronomountōnverb · present active, participle (“the one who…”) · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralThen you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.here: inheriting
- Hebrews 12:17κληρονομῆσαιklēronomēsaiverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.here: to inherit