Definition
κληρόω, -ῶ
[in LXX: 1 Samuel 14:41 (לָכַד ni.), Esther 4:11 A (קָרָא ni.), Isaiah 17:11 * ;]
1. to cast lots.
2. to choose by lot.
3. to assign by lot, assign a portion: pass., ἐν ᾧ καὶ ἐκληρώθημεν, Ephesians 1:11 (on the various interpretations, see ICC; AR; Ellic., in l).
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- Ephesians 1:11ἐκληρώθημεν · we were also chosen as God’s ownIn Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,