noun · feminine
klēronomias
Greekκληρονομία (klēronomia)
Strong’sG2817
an inheritance
stem klēronomi-14 times in the New Testamentin 9 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κληρονομία, -ας, ἡ
(< κληρονόμος) [in LXX chiefly for נַחֲלָה, also for יְרֻשָּׁה, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2817 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidklay-ron-om-ee'-ah
heirship, i.e. (concretely) a patrimony or (genitive case) a possession
Fromfrom G2818;
King Jamesinheritance.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | klēronomias3×κληρονομία | klēronomiais |
| object accusative | klēronomian7×κληρονομίαν | klēronomiain |
| direct address vocative | klēronomiar | klēronomiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | klēronomiau4×κληρονομίας | klēronomiaiu |
| to, for dative | klēronomia | klēronomiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
klēronomia 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
Where it appears
14 occurrences, every one of them listed
klēronomias“inheritance”subjectnominative singular3×
Mark 12:7“inheritance”ekeinois de tois geōrgois pros heautoin legala hoti Houtos atō tos klēronomos; deute apokteinaneia auton, kai nu eti tas klēronomias.But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
Luke 20:14“inheritance”horaratois de auton tois geōrgois dialogizele pros allēloin legarōtois; Houtos atō tos klēronomos; apokteinaneia auton, hina nu gineteia tas klēronomias;But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
Galatians 3:18“inheritance”ei gar ek nomou tas klēronomias, ouketi ek epangeliau; to de Abraam dia epangeliau charizetē tos theos.For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.
klēronomian“inheritance”objectaccusative singular7×
Matthew 21:38“inheritance”tois de geōrgois horaratois ton huion legala en heautoi; Houtos atō tos klēronomos; deute apokteinaneia auton kai echaneia tan klēronomian autou;But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
Luke 12:13“inheritance”Legata de tinos ek tou ochlou auto; Didaskalor, legasar to adelfo mu merizera meta mu tan klēronomian.Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
Acts 7:5“inheritance”kai ouk dōata auto klēronomian en auta oude bēmem podou, kai epangelleta dōara auto eis kataschesian autan kai te sperme autou meta auton, ouk arōteu auto tekneu.He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.
Acts 20:32“inheritance”kai teim nun paratithemō vin to theo kai to logo tau chariau autou, to dunerōto oikodomara kai dōara tan klēronomian en toi hagiazirētoi pantoi.And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.
Ephesians 5:5“inheritance”houtem gar oidavēr gnōskarōtois hoti pantos pornos ē akathartos ē pleonektos, hem atō eidōlolatros, ouk echatō klēronomian en ta basileia tou Christou kai theou.For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
Hebrews 11:8“inheritance”Pistia kalirōtos Abraam hupakouata exerchara eis topon hon mellate lambarō eis klēronomian, kai exerchata mē episterōtos pou erchetō.By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
1 Peter 1:4“inheritance”eis klēronomian afthartan kai amiantan kai amarantan, tērirētan en ouranoi eis vinand into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
klēronomiau“inheritance”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Ephesians 1:14“inheritance”hem atō arrabōnos tau klēronomiau nu, eis apolutrōsian tau peripoiēsiau, eis epainon tau doxau autou.who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.
Ephesians 1:18“inheritance”fōtizirētoin toin ofthalmoin tau kardiau vu eis tem oidarē vin tinas atō tas elpias tau klēsiau autou, tinos tos ploutos tau doxau tau klēronomiau autou en toi hagioi,I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
Colossians 3:24“inheritance”oidarētois hoti apo kuriou apolambevi tan antapodosian tau klēronomiau; to kurio Christo douleuavōr;because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
Hebrews 9:15“inheritance”Kai dia houtem diathēkau kainau mesitos atō, hopōs thanatou gineratou eis apolutrōsian taiu epi ta prōta diathēka parabasiaiu tan epangelian lambaleia tois kalirētois tau aiōniau klēronomiau.Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.