Greek noun (masculine) · G2819
κλῆρος
klerosklay'-ros
lot
11 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: klēros
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2819is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 27New Testament books
- 6spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2819
a die (for drawing chances); by implication, a portion (as if so secured); by extension, an acquisition (especially a patrimony, figuratively)
The King James renders it: heritage, inheritance, lot, part.
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
kleros is rendered "lot". It stands 11 times in the Greek text, across seven books.
- Five of the uses stand in Acts, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 27:35When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
- The Greek text spells it six different ways.
The first use
When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
Matthew 27:35κλῆρον
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- lots4
- inheritance2
- lot2
- a lot1
- share1
- those in your charge1
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 |
| κληρονόμος | kleronomos | heir | Uses15 |
| κληρονομία | kleronomia | inheritance | Uses14 |
| κληρόω | kleroo | to obtain | Uses1 |
All 11, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
6 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
- κλῆρον4
- κλῆρος2
- κλήρους2
- κλῆρον.¶1
- κλήρου1
- κλήρων1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular5N-ASM
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural2N-APM
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2N-NSM
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1N-GPM
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1N-GSM
Matthew
one use
When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots.
- κλῆρονkleronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: lots
Mark
one use
And they crucified Him. They also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them would take.
- κλῆρονkleronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: lots
Luke
one use
Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.
- κλήρουςklerousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: lots
John
one use
So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it. Instead, let us cast lots to see who will get it.” This was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is what the soldiers did.
- κλῆρον.¶kleronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a lot
Acts
five uses
He was one of our number and shared in this ministry.”
- κλῆρονkleronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: share
Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.
- κλήρουςklerousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: lots
- κλῆροςklerosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: lot
You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
- κλῆροςklerosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: lot
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
- κλῆρονkleronnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: inheritance
Colossians
one use
giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
- κλήρουklerounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: inheritance
1 Peter
one use
not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
- κλήρωνkleronnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: those in your charge
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.