Word study · Greek
klêros
inheritance
Say it: KLAY-ros (approximate)
κλῆρος
What it means
A lot, such as a stone or piece of pottery thrown to decide something, and so what one receives by lot: a share or an inheritance. In 1:12, "the inheritance of the saints in light."
Range of meaning
- LotA means of deciding.
- InheritanceA share given.
In Colossians
- Chapter 1
"The inheritance of the saints in light" (1:12).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2819 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources