κληρονόμοςklēronómos

Meanings

Same root

• κλῆροςklēros · G2819a die (for drawing chances); by implication, a portion (as if so secured); by extension, an acquisition (especially a patrimony, figuratively)
• νόμοςnómos · G3551law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle)
• κληρονομίαklēronomía · G2817heirship, i.e. (concretely) a patrimony or (genitive case) a possession
• συγκληρονόμοςsynklēronómos · G4789a co-heir, i.e. (by analogy) participant in common
• κληρονομέωklēronoméō · G2816to be an heir to (literally or figuratively)

Where it appears

Appears 15 times in the Bible.

• Matthew 21:38 “But when the tenant farmers saw his son coming, they said to one another, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Come on, let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’
• Mark 12:7 “But the tenant farmers said to one another, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’
• Luke 20:14 “But when the tenant farmers saw his son, they said to each other, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Let’s kill him and get the estate for ourselves!’
• Romans 4:13 Clearly, God’s promise to give the whole earth to Abraham and his descendants was based not on his obedience to God’s law, but on a right relationship with God that comes by faith.
• Romans 4:14 If God’s promise is only for those who obey the law, then faith is not necessary and the promise is pointless.
• Romans 8:17 And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.