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κληρονομία

klēronomiainheritanceHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine14 occurrences9 books14 verses

Definition

κληρονομία, -ας, ἡ

(κληρονόμος) [in LXX chiefly for נַחֲלָה, also for יְרֻשָּׁה, etc. ;]

prop., an inherited property, an inheritance: Matthew 21:38, Mark 12:7, Luke 12:13; 20:14; in general, a possession, inheritance: Acts 7:5, Hebrews 11:8; of the Messianic Kingdom and its blessings, Acts 20:32, Galatians 3:18, Colossians 3:24, Ephesians 1:14, 18; 5:5, Hebrews 9:15, 1 Peter 1:4.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κληρονομία:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

14 total
  1. Matthew 21:38κληρονομίαν · inheritance
    But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
  2. Mark 12:7κληρονομία · inheritance
    But the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
  3. Luke 12:13κληρονομίαν · inheritance
    Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
  4. Luke 20:14κληρονομία · inheritance
    But when the tenants saw the son, they discussed it among themselves and said, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
  5. Acts 7:5κληρονομίαν · inheritance
    He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.
  6. Acts 20:32κληρονομίαν · an inheritance
    And now I commit you to God and to the word of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all who are sanctified.
  7. Galatians 3:18κληρονομία · inheritance
    For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise.
  8. Ephesians 1:14κληρονομίας · inheritance
    …who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.
  9. Ephesians 1:18κληρονομίας · inheritance
    I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,
  10. Ephesians 5:5κληρονομίαν · inheritance
    For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
  11. Colossians 3:24κληρονομίας · an inheritance
    …because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
  12. Hebrews 9:15κληρονομίας · inheritance
    Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.
  13. Hebrews 11:8κληρονομίαν · [his] inheritance
    By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
  14. 1 Peter 1:4κληρονομίαν · an inheritance [that is]
    …and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,