Word study · Greek
klēróō
to obtain an inheritance, to be made a heritage
Say it: klay-RO-oh (approximate)
κληρόω
What it means
To assign by lot, or to obtain an inheritance (from klēros, "lot"). In 1:11, "in him we have obtained an inheritance," or "we were made a heritage." It appears only here in the New Testament.
Range of meaning
- Obtain by lotReceive a portion.
- Be made a heritageBecome God's inheritance.
In Ephesians
- Chapter 1
"In whom we were also made a heritage" (1:11).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G2820 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources