noun · masculine
klēros
Strong’sG2819
a lot, portion
stem klēr-11 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
κλῆρος, -ου, ὁ,
[in LXX chiefly for נַחֲלָה, גּוֹרָל;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2819 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidklay'-ros
a die (for drawing chances); by implication, a portion (as if so secured); by extension, an acquisition (especially a patrimony, figuratively)
Fromprobably from G2806 (through the idea of using bits of wood, etc., for the purpose;
King Jamesheritage, inheritance, lot, part.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
A, Doric dialect κλᾶρος Refs 5th c.BC+, ου, ὁ:— lot, κλῆρον ἐσημήναντο ἕκαστος, ἐν δ᾽ ἔβαλον κυνέῃ Refs 8th c.BC+; κλήρῳ πεπαλάσθαι Refs 8th c.BC+; πάντας ἀνέφεδρος ἐπαγκρατίασε τοὺς κ., i.e. he never drew a bye, Refs 2nd c.AD+; κλήρου κατὰ μοῖραν Refs 5th c.BC+; κλάροισι θεοπροπέων divining by lots, Refs 5th c.BC+
A.2 casting of lots, drawing of lots, κ. τίθεσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+; = Latin sortitio provinciarum, Refs 1st c.AD+
A.3 λαβὼν πίστιν.. κλήρου uncertain meaning in Refs 1st c.AD+
A.II that which is assigned by lot, allotment of land, Refs 5th c.BC+; κ. ἱππικός Refs 3rd c.BC+; περὶ τοῦ λάχους τριάκοντα καὶ ἑπτὰ κλάρων Refs 2nd c.BC+
A.II.2 generally, piece of land, farm, estate, οἶκος καὶ κ. Refs 8th c.BC+; οἱ κ. τῶν Συρίων their lands, Refs 5th c.BC+; Κύπρου Πάφου τ᾽ ἔχουσα.. κλῆρον, of Aphrodite, Refs 5th c.BC+; Πισαίοις ἐνὶ κλήροισι Refs 2nd c.BC+. b. plural, title-deeds, Refs 2nd c.BC+
A.II.3 legacy, inheritance, heritable estate, Refs 5th c.BC+. b. collective, body of inheritors, Refs
A.II.4 Astrology texts, certain degrees in the zodiac connected with planets and important in a nativity, Refs 2nd c.AD+
A.II.5 generally, province, sphere, ἕνα θεὸν πολλῶν ἅμα προεστάναι κλήρων Refs 5th c.AD+
A.III of the Levites, Κύριος αὐτὸς κλῆρος αὐτοῦ LXX: hence, of the Christian clergy, ἐν κλήρῳ καταλεγόμενος Refs 2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | klēros2×κλῆρος | klērois |
| object accusative | klēron5×κλῆρον | klēroin2×κλήρους |
| direct address vocative | klēror | klēroir |
| of, belonging to genitive | klērou1×κλήρου | klēroiu1×κλήρων |
| to, for dative | klēro | klēroi |
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
klēro 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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
klēros“lot”subjectnominative singular2×
Acts 1:26… dōala klēroin autoi, kai piptata tos klēros epi Maththion, kai sunkatapsēfizita meta toiu …Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias. So he was …
Acts 8:21ouk atō si meridas oude klēros en to logo houto, tas gar …You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart …
klēron“lots”objectaccusative singular5×
Matthew 27:35… auton diamerizela teim himatieim autou balarōntois klēron,… divided up His garments by casting lots.
Mark 15:24… kai diamerizolō teim himatieim autou, balarōntois klēron epi auteim tinos tinem airateia.… also divided His garments by casting lots to decide what each of them …
John 19:24… kai epi ton himatismon mu balala klēron. Tois men oun stratiōtois houteim poiala.… My garments among them, and cast lots for My clothing.” So that is …
Acts 1:17“share”… ate en ni kai lanchanata ton klēron tau diakoniau houtau.He was one of our number and shared in this ministry.”
Acts 26:18“place”… teu labara autoin afesian hamartaiu kai klēron en toi hagiazorēntoi pistia ta eis …… to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
klērou“inheritance”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Colossians 1:12… hikanaranto vin eis tan meridan tou klērou toiu hagioiu en te fōte,… qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
klēroin“lots”objectaccusative plural2×
Luke 23:34… diamerizorōntois de teim himatieim autou balala klēroin.… divided up His garments by casting lots.
Acts 1:26kai dōala klēroin autoi, kai piptata tos klēros epi …Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias …
klēroiu“entrusted”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
1 Peter 5:3mēde hōs katakurieuarōntois toiu klēroiu alla tupois genorōntois teu poimnieu;not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to …