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klēronomeō G2816

κληρονομέω (klēronomeō) means “to inherit” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

κληρονομέω Greek · G2816 18 tagged occurrences in 17 verses

Pronunciation guide: klay-ron-om-eh'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2816

κληρονομέω · klēronomeō · to inherit

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., Gal.4:30 (LXX); in general, to possess oneself of, receive as one's own, obtain (as Deu.4:5, al., cf. Psa.25:3, Isa.61:7): with accusative of thing(s) (as generally in late Gk., see M, Pr., 65), of the Messianic Kingdom (cf. Psa.37:11, Sir.4:13 37:26, and see Dalman, Words, 125 ff.) and its bless­ings and privileges, τ. γῆν, Mat.5:5 (cf. LXX); τ. βασιλείαν, β. θεοῦ, Mat.25:34, 1Co.6:9-10 15:50, Gal.5:21; ζωὴν αἰώνιον, Mat.19:29, Mrk.10:17, Luk.10:25 18:18; σωτηρίαν, Heb.1:14; τ. ἐπαγγελίας, Heb.6:12; ἀφθαρσίαν, 1Co.15:50; ὄνομα, Heb.1:4; τ. εὐλογίαν, Heb.12:17, 1Pe.3:9; ταῦτα, Rev.21:7 (cf. κατα-κληρονομέω).† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I inherit, obtain (possess) by inheritance, acquire.

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How translators render G2816

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
inherit 6
will inherit 4
to inherit 3
will not inherit 2
he has inherited 1
will never share in the inheritance 1
you may inherit 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
inherit 6
shall 3
shall inherit 3
to inherit 2
doth 1
he hath by inheritance obtained 1
heirs 1
i may inherit 1
inherited 1
of them who 1
ye should inherit 1

Verses containing G2816

Page 1 of 1. 17 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

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  2. Matthew 19:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And 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.

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  3. Matthew 25:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then 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.

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  4. Mark 10:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    As 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?”

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  5. Luke 10:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

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  6. Luke 18:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

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  7. 1 Corinthians 6:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do 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,

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  8. 1 Corinthians 6:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

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  9. 1 Corinthians 15:50 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

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  10. Galatians 4:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But 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.”

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  11. Galatians 5:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  12. Hebrews 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.

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  13. Hebrews 1:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

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  14. Hebrews 6:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

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  15. Hebrews 12:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For 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.

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  16. 1 Peter 3:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do 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.

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  17. Revelation 21:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.

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