Strong's Number G2816

κληρονομέω

kleronomeo · klay-ron-om-eh'-o

Transliteration:

kleronomeo{klay-ron-om-eh'-o}

Word Origin:

from 2818

TDNT:

3:767,442

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to be an heir to (literally or figuratively)

Usage in the KJV:

inherit 14, be heir 2, obtain by inheritance 1

Total: 18
Occurs 18 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

to receive a lot, receive by lot
1. esp. to receive a part of an inheritance, receive as an inheritance, obtain by right of inheritance
2. to be an heir, to inherit
to receive the portion assigned to one, receive an allotted portion, receive as one's own or as a possession
to become partaker of, to obtain