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κληρονόμος G2818
G2818 is the Greek word κληρονόμος, transliterated klēronómos. The King James Version most often renders it heir.
What it means
a sharer by lot, i.e. inheritor (literally or figuratively); by implication, a possessor.
Where it comes from
from G2819 (κλῆρος) and the base of G3551 (νόμος) (in its original sense of partitioning, i.e. (reflexively) getting by apportionment).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: heir.
Verses using κληρονόμος
All 14 verses, quoted in full.
Matthew 21:38 · KJV
But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
Mark 12:7 · KJV
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be our’s.
Luke 20:14 · KJV
But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
Romans 4:13 · KJV
For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Romans 4:14 · KJV
For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:
Romans 8:17 · KJV
And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
Galatians 3:29 · KJV
And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Galatians 4:1 · KJV
Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
Galatians 4:7 · KJV
Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Titus 3:7 · KJV
That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Hebrews 1:2 · KJV
Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
Hebrews 6:17 · KJV
Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:
Hebrews 11:7 · KJV
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
James 2:5 · KJV
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
Common questions
What does Strong's G2818 mean?
G2818 is the Greek word κληρονόμος (klēronómos), meaning a sharer by lot, i.e. inheritor (literally or figuratively); by implication, a possessor.
How is G2818 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it heir (8 times), heirs (7 times).
How many times does G2818 appear in the Bible?
κληρονόμος (klēronómos) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does G2818 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from G2819 (κλῆρος) and the base of G3551 (νόμος) (in its original sense of partitioning, i.e. (reflexively) getting by apportionment).
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