κληρονομέωklēronoméō
to be an heir to (literally or figuratively)
Greek (New Testament) · G2816
Meanings
1. to receive by lot.
2. to inherit (in classical Greek, usually with genitive of thing): absolutely, Galatians 4:30(LXX); in general, to possess oneself of, receive as one's own, obtain (as Deuteronomy 4:5, and elsewhere, cf. Psalms 25:3, Isaiah 61:7): with accusative of thing, of the Messianic Kingdom (cf. Psalms 37:11, Sirach 4:13, Sirach 37:26, and see Dalman, Words, 125 ff.) and its blessings and privileges, τ. γῆν, Matthew 5:5(cf. LXX); τ. βασιλείαν, β. θεοῦ, Matthew 25:34, 1 Corinthians 6:9, 1 Corinthians 6:10, 1 Corinthians 15:50, Galatians 5:21; ζωὴν αἰώνιον, Matthew 19:29, Mark 10:17, Luke 10:25, Luke 18:18; σωτηρίαν, Hebrews 1:14; τ. ἐπαγγελίας, Hebrews 6:12; ἀφθαρσίαν, 1 Corinthians 15:50; ὄνομα, Hebrews 1:4; τ. εὐλογίαν, Hebrews 12:17, 1 Peter 3:9; ταῦτα, Revelation 21:7 (cf. κατα-κληρονομέω).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 18 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 5:5 God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth.
- Matthew 19:29 And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will inherit eternal life.
- Matthew 25:34 “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 creation of the world.
- Mark 10:17 As Jesus was starting out on his way to Jerusalem, a man came running up to him, knelt down, and asked, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
- Luke 10:25 One day an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question: “Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?”
- Luke 18:18 Once a religious leader asked Jesus this question: “Good Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.