verb
klērimō
Greekκληρόω (klēroō)
Strong’sG2820
I make a heritage
stem klēr-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κληρόω, -ῶ,
[in LXX: I Ki 14:41 (לכד ni.), Es 4:11 A (קרא ni.), Is 17:11*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2820 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidklay-ro'-o
to allot, i.e. (figuratively) to assign (a privilege)
Fromfrom G2819;
King Jamesobtain an inheritance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| klērinaἐκληρώθημεν | happened · weaorist passive indicative 1st person plural | obtained an inheritance | 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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | klērimō | klērime | klērimi | klērima | klērimē | klērimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | klērisō | klērise | klērisi | klērisa | klērisē | klēriselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | klēritō | klērite | klēriti | klērita | klēritē | klēritelē |
| we 1st person plural | klērinō | klērine | klērini | klērina1×ἐκληρώθημεν | klērinē | klērinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | klērivō | klērive | klērivi | klēriva | klērivē | klērivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | klērilō | klērile | klērili | klērila | klērilē | klērilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | klērimeiō | klērimeia | klērimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | klēriseiō | klēriseia | klēriseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | klēriteiō | klēriteia | klēriteiē |
| we 1st person plural | klērineiō | klērineia | klērineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | klēriveiō | klēriveia | klēriveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | klērileiō | klērileia | klērileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | klērisōr | klērisar | klērisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | klēritōr | klēritar | klēritēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | klērivōr | klērivar | klērivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | klērilōr | klērilar | klērilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | klērimoiō | klērimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | klērisoiō | klērisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | klēritoiō | klēritoia |
| we 1st person plural | klērinoiō | klērinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | klērivoiō | klērivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | klēriloiō | klēriloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | klērirō | klēriri | klērira | klērirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | klērirōtos | klēriritos | klēriratos | klērirētos |
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
klēr 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
klērina“obtained an inheritance”happened · weaorist passive indicative 1st person plural1×
Ephesians 1:11“obtained an inheritance”en ho kai klērina prooriziratois kata prothesian tou teim panteim energarōtou kata tan boulan teu thelēmeu autou,In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,