Word Study · Strong's G2817 · Greek
κληρονομία
kleronomia
klay-ron-om-ee'-ah
Strong's 1890 spelling: klēronomía
“heirship, i.e. (concretely) a patrimony or (genitive case) a possession”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
heirship, i.e. (concretely) a patrimony or (genitive case) a possession
Rendered in the KJV as
inheritance.
- 14occurrencesin the New Testament
- 9 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 14 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- κληρονομίαν6
- κληρονομία.2
- κληρονομίας2
- κληρονομία1
- κληρονομίαν.1
- κληρονομίας.1
- κληρονομίας·1
How it is rendered · 4
- inheritance6
- inheritance.4
- an inheritance3
- inheritance;1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular7
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular4
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular3
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASF · 7
- N-GSF · 4
- N-NSF · 3
All 14, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 12:13κληρονομίαν.klēronomiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularSomeone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”here: inheritance.
- Luke 20:14κληρονομία.klēronomianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularBut when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’here: inheritance.
Acts2 occurrences
- Acts 7:5κληρονομίανklēronomiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularHe gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.here: an inheritance
- Acts 20:32κληρονομίανklēronomiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.here: inheritance
Ephesians3 occurrences
- Ephesians 1:14κληρονομίαςklēronomiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularwho is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.here: inheritance
- Ephesians 1:18κληρονομίαςklēronomiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularI ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,here: inheritance
- Ephesians 5:5κληρονομίανklēronomiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularFor of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.here: inheritance
Hebrews2 occurrences
- Hebrews 9:15κληρονομίας.klēronomiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularTherefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.here: inheritance.
- Hebrews 11:8κληρονομίανklēronomiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularBy faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.here: an inheritance