Definition
κληρονομέω, -ῶ
(κληρονόμος) [in LXX chiefly for יָרַשׁ, also for נָחַל, etc. ;]
1. to receive by lot.
2. to inherit (in cl., usually with genitive of thing(s)): absol., Galatians 4:30 (LXX); in general, to possess oneself of, receive as one's own, obtain (as Deuteronomy 4:5, al., cf. Psalm 25:3, Isaiah 61:7): with accusative of thing(s) (as generally in late Gk., see M, Pr., 65), of the Messianic Kingdom (cf. Psalm 37:11, Sir.4.13; 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 6:9-10; 15:50, Galatians 5:21; ζωὴν αἰώνιον, Matthew 19:29, Mark 10:17, Luke 10:25; 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).
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Usage patterns
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- Matthew 5:5κληρονομήσουσιν · will inheritBlessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
- Matthew 19:29κληρονομήσει · will inheritAnd everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
- Matthew 25:34κληρονομήσατε · inheritThen 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 foundation of the world.
- Mark 10:17κληρονομήσω · inheritAs Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
- Luke 10:25κληρονομήσω · to inheritOne day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
- Luke 18:18κληρονομήσω · to inheritThen a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
- 1 Corinthians 6:9κληρονομήσουσιν · will not inheritDo you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
- 1 Corinthians 6:10κληρονομήσουσιν · will inherit…nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
- 1 Corinthians 15:50κληρονομῆσαι · inherit; κληρονομεῖ · inheritNow I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
- Galatians 4:30κληρονομήσει · will never share in the inheritanceBut what does the Scripture say? “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”
- Galatians 5:21κληρονομήσουσιν · will not inherit…and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
- Hebrews 1:4κεκληρονόμηκεν · He has inheritedSo He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.
- Hebrews 1:14κληρονομεῖν · inheritAre not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
- Hebrews 6:12κληρονομούντων · inheritThen you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
- Hebrews 12:17κληρονομῆσαι · to inheritFor you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.
- 1 Peter 3:9κληρονομήσητε · you may inheritDo not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
- Revelation 21:7κληρονομήσει · will inheritThe one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.