verb
klēronomamō
Greekκληρονομέω (klēronomeō)
Strong’sG2816
I inherit, obtain
stem klēronom-18 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books11 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κληρονομέω, -ῶ
(< κληρονόμος), [in LXX chiefly for ירשׁ, also for נחל, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2816 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidklay-ron-om-eh'-o
to be an heir to (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom G2818;
King Jamesbe heir, (obtain by) inherit(-ance).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| klēronomatōκληρονομεῖ | happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular | inherit | 1× |
| klēronomamiκληρονομήσω | will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular | inherit | 2× |
| klēronomatiκληρονομήσει | will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular | inherit | 3× |
| klēronomaliκληρονομήσουσιν | will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural | inherit | 4× |
| klēronomatēκεκληρονόμηκεν | has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular | inherited | 1× |
| klēronomameiaκληρονομήσω | happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular | inherit | 1× |
| klēronomaveiaκληρονομήσητε | happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural | inherit | 1× |
| klēronomavarκληρονομήσατε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | inherit | 1× |
| klēronomarōκληρονομεῖν | happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive | inherit | 1× |
| klēronomaraκληρονομῆσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | inherit | 2× |
| klēronomarōtoiuκληρονομούντων | happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine | inherit | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 11 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | klēronomamō | klēronomame | klēronomami2×κληρονομήσω | klēronomama | klēronomamē | klēronomamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | klēronomasō | klēronomase | klēronomasi | klēronomasa | klēronomasē | klēronomaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | klēronomatō1×κληρονομεῖ | klēronomate | klēronomati3×κληρονομήσει | klēronomata | klēronomatē1×κεκληρονόμηκεν | klēronomatelē |
| we 1st person plural | klēronomanō | klēronomane | klēronomani | klēronomana | klēronomanē | klēronomanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | klēronomavō | klēronomave | klēronomavi | klēronomava | klēronomavē | klēronomavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | klēronomalō | klēronomale | klēronomali4×κληρονομήσουσιν | klēronomala | klēronomalē | klēronomalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | klēronomameiō | klēronomameia1×κληρονομήσω | klēronomameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | klēronomaseiō | klēronomaseia | klēronomaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | klēronomateiō | klēronomateia | klēronomateiē |
| we 1st person plural | klēronomaneiō | klēronomaneia | klēronomaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | klēronomaveiō | klēronomaveia1×κληρονομήσητε | klēronomaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | klēronomaleiō | klēronomaleia | klēronomaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | klēronomasōr | klēronomasar | klēronomasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | klēronomatōr | klēronomatar | klēronomatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | klēronomavōr | klēronomavar1×κληρονομήσατε | klēronomavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | klēronomalōr | klēronomalar | klēronomalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | klēronomamoiō | klēronomamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | klēronomasoiō | klēronomasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | klēronomatoiō | klēronomatoia |
| we 1st person plural | klēronomanoiō | klēronomanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | klēronomavoiō | klēronomavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | klēronomaloiō | klēronomaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 3 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | klēronomarō1×κληρονομεῖν | klēronomari | klēronomara2×κληρονομῆσαι | klēronomarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | klēronomarōtos1× | klēronomaritos | klēronomaratos | klēronomarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
klēronom is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
18 occurrences, every one of them listed
klēronomatō“inherit”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 15:50“inherit”Houtem de fēamō, adelfoir, hoti sarxas kai haimem basileian theou klēronomara ouk dunetō, oude tas fthoras tan aftharsian klēronomatō.Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
klēronomami“inherit”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular2×
Luke 10:25“inherit”Kai idou nomikos tinos anistanata ekpeirazarōtos auton legarōtos; Didaskalor, tinem poiaratos zōan aiōnian klēronomami?One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Luke 18:18“inherit”Kai eperōtata tinos auton archōnos legarōtos; Didaskalor agathor, tinem poiaratos zōan aiōnian klēronomami?Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
klēronomati“inherit”will happen · he/she/itfuture active indicative 3rd person singular3×
Matthew 19:29“inherit”kai pantos hotinos afiēkata oikiain ē adelfoin ē adelfain ē patēron ē mētēran ē gunaikan ē tekneim ē agroin heneken teu onomeu mu, hekatontaplasiōneim lambeti kai zōan aiōnian klēronomati.And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
Galatians 4:30“inherit”alla tinem legatō tas grafas? Ekballasar tan paidiskan kai ton huion autau, ouk gar mē klēronomati tos huios tau paidiskau meta tou huiou tau eleutherau.But what does the Scripture say? “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”
Revelation 21:7“inherit”tos nikarōtos klēronomati houteim, kai emi auto theos kai autos eti mi huios.The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.
klēronomali“inherit”will happen · theyfuture active indicative 3rd person plural4×
Matthew 5:5“inherit”makariois tois prauois, hoti autois klēronomali tan gēan.Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
1 Corinthians 6:9“inherit”Ē ouk oidavē hoti adikois theou basileian ouk klēronomali? mē planivōr; oute pornois oute eidōlolatrois oute moichois oute malakois oute arsenokoitoisDo you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
1 Corinthians 6:10“inherit”oute kleptois oute pleonektois, ouk methusois, ouk loidorois, ouk harpaxois basileian theou klēronomali.nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
Galatians 5:21“inherit”fthonois, methais, kōmois, kai teim homoieim houtei, heim prolegamō vi kathōs prolegama hoti tois teim toiouteim prassarōtois basileian theou ouk klēronomali.and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
klēronomatē“inherited”has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×
Hebrews 1:4“inherited”tosoute kreittōnos gineratos toiu angeloiu hose diaforoterem para autoin klēronomatē onomem.So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.
klēronomameia“inherit”happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular1×
Mark 10:17“inherit”Kai ekporeuerōtou autou eis hodan prostrecharatos henos kai gonupetaratos auton eperōtate auton; Didaskalor agathor, tinem poiameia hina zōan aiōnian klēronomameia?As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
klēronomaveia“inherit”happened · yeaorist active subjunctive 2nd person plural1×
1 Peter 3:9“inherit”mē apodōarōtois kakem anti kakeu ē loidorian anti loidoriau tounantion de eulogarōtois, hoti eis houtem kaliva hina eulogian klēronomaveia.Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
klēronomavar“inherit”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 25:34“inherit”tote legati tos basilevos toi ek dexeiu autou; Deute, toir eulogirētoir tou patērou mu, klēronomavar tan hetoimazirētan vi basileian apo katabolau kosmou.Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
klēronomarō“inherit”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×
Hebrews 1:14“inherit”ouchi pantois alō leitourgikeim pneumeim eis diakonian apostelirōteim dia toin mellarōtoin klēronomarō sōtērēan?Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
klēronomara“inherit”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive2×
1 Corinthians 15:50“inherit”Houtem de fēamō, adelfoir, hoti sarxas kai haimem basileian theou klēronomara ouk dunetō, oude tas fthoras tan aftharsian klēronomatō.Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
Hebrews 12:17“inherit”oidavē gar hoti kai metepeita thelarōtos klēronomara tan eulogian apodokimazita, metanoiau gar topon ouk heuriskata, kaiper meta dakrueiu ekzētaratos autan.For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.
klēronomarōtoiu“inherit”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×
Hebrews 6:12“inherit”hina mē nōthrois gineveia, mimētois de toiu dia pistiau kai makrothumiau klēronomarōtoiu tain epangeliain.Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.