Strong's G2818 · Greek
κληρονόμος
kleronomos · /klay-ron-om'-os/
Definition
from 2819 and the base of 3551 (in its original sense of partitioning, i.e. (reflexively) getting by apportionment); a sharer by lot, i.e. inheritor (literally or figuratively); by implication, a possessor:--heir.
KJV: heir
Root / derivation: from 2819 and the base of 3551 (in its original sense of partitioning, i.e. (reflexively) getting by apportionment)
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered κληρονόμος across 14 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
14 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Romans3 verses
For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Romans 4:14For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:
Romans 8:17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
Galatians3 verses
And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Galatians 4:1Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
Galatians 4:7Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Titus1 verse
Hebrews3 verses
Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
Hebrews 6:17Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: confirmed: Gr. interposed himself by
Hebrews 11:7By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. moved: or, being wary
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G2818 (kleronomos) mean?
from 2819 and the base of 3551 (in its original sense of partitioning, i.e. (reflexively) getting by apportionment); a sharer by lot, i.e. inheritor (literally or figuratively); by implication, a possessor:--heir.
How many times does G2818 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G2818 (κληρονόμος) appears in 14 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “heir.”
How is kleronomos translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G2818 is rendered as “heir” (8×), “heirs” (7×).
Where does the Greek word κληρονόμος come from?
from 2819 and the base of 3551 (in its original sense of partitioning, i.e. (reflexively) getting by apportionment)