Greek noun (masculine) · G2818
κληρονόμος
kleronomosklay-ron-om'-os
(as in cl.) an heir; (As in LXX
15 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: klēronómos
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2818is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 8 of 27New Testament books
- 7spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2818
a sharer by lot, i.e. inheritor (literally or figuratively); by implication, a possessor
The King James renders it: heir.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
kleronomos is rendered "(as in cl.) an heir; (As in LXX". It stands 15 times in the Greek text, across eight books.
- Four of the uses stand in Romans, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "(as in cl.) an heir".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 21:38But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
- The Greek text spells it seven different ways.
The first use
But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
Matthew 21:38κληρονόμος
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: (as in cl.) an heir, and (As in LXX.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| (as in cl.) an heirMat.21:38, Mrk.12:7, Luk.20:14, Gal.4:1; of those who as sons of God inherit the privileges of the Messianic Kingdom | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 21:38But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come… |
| (As in LXX | Tagged as
| WhereHebrews 6:17So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| κληρονομέω | kleronomeo | to inherit | Uses18 |
| κληρονομία | kleronomia | inheritance | Uses14 |
| κλῆρος | kleros | lot | Uses11 |
| κληρόω | kleroo | to obtain | Uses1 |
All 15, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
7 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- κληρονόμος5
- κληρονόμοι4
- κληρονόμον2
- κληρονόμοι.¶1
- κληρονόμοις1
- κληρονόμος.¶1
- κληρονόμους1
The grammar of each form
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular6N-NSM
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural5N-NPM
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular2N-ASM
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural1N-APM
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural1N-DPM
Matthew
one use
But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
- κληρονόμοςkleronomosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: heir
Mark
one use
But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
- κληρονόμοςkleronomosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: heir
Luke
one use
But 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.’
- κληρονόμοςkleronomosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: heir
Romans
four uses
For 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.
- κληρονόμονkleronomonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: heir
For if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless,
- κληρονόμοιkleronomoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: heirs
And 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.
- κληρονόμοιkleronomoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: heirs
- κληρονόμοιkleronomoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: heirs
Galatians
three uses
And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.
- κληρονόμοι.¶kleronomoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: heirs
What 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.
- κληρονόμοςkleronomosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: heir
So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God.
- κληρονόμοςkleronomosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: an heir of
Titus
one use
so that, having been justified by His grace, we would become heirs with the hope of eternal life.
- κληρονόμοιkleronomoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: heirs
Hebrews
three uses
But 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.
- κληρονόμονkleronomonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: heir
So 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.
- κληρονόμοιςkleronomoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: heirs
By 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.
- κληρονόμος.¶kleronomosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: heir
James
one use
Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
- κληρονόμουςkleronomousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: heirs
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.