TheWay Bible
Free on iPhoneStudy, memorize, journal, and pray.
Get the app

Home›Strong's concordance›G2816

κληρονομέω G2816

G2816 is the Greek word κληρονομέω, transliterated klēronoméō. The King James Version most often renders it inherit.

Word: κληρονομέωTransliteration: klēronoméōLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 17 verses

What it means

to be an heir to (literally or figuratively).

Where it comes from

from G2818 (κληρονόμος).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 22 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

inherit 13×shall 3×doth 1×heir 1×inheritance obtained 1×heirs of 1×inherited 1×should inherit 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: be heir, (obtain by) inherit(-ance).

Verses using κληρονομέω

All 17 verses, quoted in full.

Matthew 5:5 · KJV

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Matthew 19:29 · KJV

And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

Matthew 25:34 · KJV

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

Mark 10:17 · KJV

And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

Luke 10:25 · KJV

And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

Luke 18:18 · KJV

And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

1 Corinthians 6:9 · KJV

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

1 Corinthians 6:10 · KJV

Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

1 Corinthians 15:50 · KJV

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

Galatians 4:30 · KJV

Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.

Galatians 5:21 · KJV

Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Hebrews 1:4 · KJV

Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

Hebrews 1:14 · KJV

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

Hebrews 6:12 · KJV

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Hebrews 12:17 · KJV

For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.

1 Peter 3:9 · KJV

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

Revelation 21:7 · KJV

He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

Common questions

What does Strong's G2816 mean?

G2816 is the Greek word κληρονομέω (klēronoméō), meaning to be an heir to (literally or figuratively).

How is G2816 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it inherit (13 times), shall (3 times), doth (1 time), heir (1 time), inheritance obtained (1 time), among others.

How many times does G2816 appear in the Bible?

κληρονομέω (klēronoméō) is tagged in 17 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G2816 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from G2818 (κληρονόμος).

Nearby entries

Strong's concordance →

Keep reading in TheWay Bible App

Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.