Word study · Greek
klēronomía
inheritance
Say it: klay-ron-om-EE-ah (approximate)
κληρονομία
What it means
What one receives as an heir, such as property or a promised land. In 1:14 and 1:18, the Spirit is the "guarantee of our inheritance," and in 1:18 the "riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints" may mean what God receives in his people.
Range of meaning
- InheritanceWhat an heir receives.
- PossessionA held portion.
In Ephesians
- Chapter 1
"The guarantee of our inheritance" (1:14, 1:18).
Every verse (3)
Verses where G2817 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources