Word Study · Strong's G2818 · Greek
κληρονόμος
kleronomos
klay-ron-om'-os
Strong's 1890 spelling: klēronómos
“a sharer by lot, i.e. inheritor (literally or figuratively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a sharer by lot, i.e. inheritor (literally or figuratively); by implication, a possessor
Rendered in the KJV as
heir.
- 15occurrencesin the New Testament
- 8 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 10inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 15 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 10
- κληρονόμος·3
- κληρονόμοι2
- κληρονόμον2
- κληρονόμος2
- κληρονόμοι,1
- κληρονόμοι.¶1
- κληρονόμοι·1
- κληρονόμοις1
- κληρονόμος.¶1
- κληρονόμους1
How it is rendered · 8
- heirs4
- heir3
- heir;3
- an heir of1
- heir.1
- heirs,1
- heirs;1
- heirs.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular6
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural5
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular2
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural1
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-NSM · 6
- N-NPM · 5
- N-ASM · 2
- N-APM · 1
- N-DPM · 1
All 15, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Romans4 occurrences
- Romans 4:13κληρονόμονklēronomonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularFor the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.here: heir
- Romans 4:14κληρονόμοι,klēronomoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralFor if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless,here: heirs,
- Romans 8:17κληρονόμοι·klēronomoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralAnd if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.here: heirs;
- Romans 8:17κληρονόμοιklēronomoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralAnd if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.here: heirs
Galatians3 occurrences
- Galatians 3:29κληρονόμοι.¶klēronomoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralAnd if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.here: heirs.
- Galatians 4:1κληρονόμοςklēronomosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWhat I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything.here: heir
- Galatians 4:7κληρονόμοςklēronomosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularSo you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God.here: an heir of
Hebrews3 occurrences
- Hebrews 1:2κληρονόμονklēronomonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularBut in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.here: heir
- Hebrews 6:17κληρονόμοιςklēronomoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralSo when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.here: heirs
- Hebrews 11:7κληρονόμος.¶klēronomosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBy faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.here: heir.