Quick Definition
κληρονομέω v. I inherit, obtain
Strong's Definition
from 2818; to be an heir to (literally or figuratively)
KJV Usage: be heir, (obtain by) inherit(-ance)
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | κληρόω + νομίζω
57.131 · Possess, Transfer, Exchange · Receive
to receive, to be given, to gain possession of to receive something of considerable value which has not been earned
MAT 5:5 · MAT 19:29 · MAT 25:34 · MRK 10:17 · LUK 10:25 · LUK 18:18 · 1CO 15:50 · 1CO 15:50 · GAL 5:21 · HEB 1:4 · HEB 1:14 · HEB 6:12 · 1PE 3:9 · REV 21:7
57.138 · Possess, Transfer, Exchange · Receive
to inherit, to receive from a deceased parent to receive a possession or benefit as a gift from someone who has died, generally a parent In some languages the process of inheritance must be made rather explicit, so that ‘he will inherit the property’ must be expressed as ‘he will become owner of the property which his father said he should have.’
1CO 6:9 · 1CO 6:10 · 1CO 15:50 · GAL 4:30 · HEB 1:14 · HEB 12:17
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κληρονομέω, -@; fut. κληρονομήσω; 1 aor. ἐκληρονόμησα; pf. κεκληρονόμηκα; (κληρονόμος, q. V-; Cf. οἰκονόμος) ; Sept. for on3 and much oftener for w7; 1. to receive a lot, receive by lot; esp. to receive a part of an inheritance, receive as an inheritance, obtain by right of inheritance; 80, particularly in the Attic orators, w. a gen. of the thing; in later writ. not infreq. w. an ace. of the thing (cf. Lob. ad Phryn. p. 129; Sturz, De dial. Maced. ete. p. 140; W 200 (188); [B. § 132,8]); absol. to be an heir, to inherit Gal. iv. 30 fr. Gen. xxi. 10. 2. univ, 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 [cf. Eng. “inherit”], (as φήμην, Polyb. 18, 38 (55), 8; τὴν ἐπ᾽ εὐσεβείᾳ δόξαν, 15, 22, 3); in bibl. Grk. everywh. w. the acc. of the thing; so very freq. in the O. T. in the phrase κληρ. γῆν and τὴν γῆν, of the occupation of the land of Canaan by the Israelites, as Lev. xx. 24; Deut. iv. 22, 26; vi. 1, etc. But as the Israelites after taking possession of the land were harassed almost perpetually by their hostile neighbors, and even driven out of the country for a considerable period, it came to pass that the phrase was transferred to denote the tranquil and stable possession of the holy land crowned with all divine blessings, an experience which pious Israelites were to expect under the Messiah: Ps. xxiv. (xxv.) 13; xxxvi. (xxxvii.) 9, 11, 22, 29, 34 Alex.; Is. Ix. 21; Tob. iv. 12; ἐκ δευτέρας κληρονομήσουσι τὴν γῆν, Is. lxi. 7; hence it became a formula denoting to partake of eternal salvation in the Messiah’s kingdom: Mt. v. 5 (4) (fr. Ps. xxxvi. (xxxvii.) 11), where see Bleek. ζωὴν αἰώνιον, Mt. xix. 29; Mk. x.17; Lk. x. 25; xviii. 18; τὴν βασιλείαν, Mt. xxv. 34; βασιλείαν θεοῦ, 1 Co. vi. 9 sq.; xv. 50; Gal. v.21; σωτηρίαν, Heb. i. 14; τὰς ἐπαγγελίας, Heb. vi. 12; ἀφθαρσίαν, 1 Co. xv. 50; ταῦτα [ Rec. πάντα], Rev. xxi. 7; ὄνομα, Heb. i. 4; τὴν εὐλογίαν, Heb. xii. 17; 1 Pet. iii. 9. [Comp.: κατα-κληρονομέω.]
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
κληρονομέω klēronomeō 18x
pr. to acquire by lot; to inherit, obtain by inheritance; in NT to obtain, acquire, receive possession of, Mt. 5:5; 19:29; absol. to be heir, Gal. 4:30
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
κληρονομέω, -ῶ
(< κληρονόμος), [in LXX chiefly for ירשׁ, also for נחל, etc.;]
to receive by lot.
to inherit (in cl., usually c. gen. rei): absol., Ga 4:30(LXX); in general, to possess oneself of, receive as one's own, obtain (as De 4:5, al., cf. Ps 24 (25):3, Is 61:7): c. acc. rei (as generally in late Gk., v. M, Pr., 65), of the Messianic Kingdom (cf. Ps 36 (37):11, Si 4:13 37:26, and v. Dalman, Words, 125 ff.) and its blessings and privileges, τ. γῆν, Mt 5:5(cf. LXX); τ. βασιλείαν, β. θεοῦ, Mt 25:34, I Co 6:9, 10 15:50, Ga 5:21; ζωὴν αἰώνιον, Mt 19:29, Mk 10:17, Lk 10:25 18:18; σωτηρίαν, He 1:14; τ. ἐπαγγελίας, He 6:12; ἀφθαρσίαν, I Co 15:50; ὄνομα, He 1:4; τ. εὐλογίαν, He 12:17, I Pe 3:9; ταῦτα, Re 21:7 (cf. κατα-κληρονομέω).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
κληρονομέω. For this verb in the original sense of ‘‘inherit’’ we may cite BGU I. 194-1 (a petition—a.p. 135) τὰ μαμμῴα (not in LS) κληρονομεῖν, ‘ to inherit her grandmother’s belongings,” P Ryl If. 11718 (A.D. 269) τοὺς μηδὲν [τ]ῶν κατοιχομένων κεκληρονομηκότας μὴ κατέχεσθαι τοῖς ἐκείνων ὀφε[ιλήμασt]v ἢ καὶ ζητήμασιν σαφῶς τοῖς θείοις νόμοις διώρισται, ‘it is clearly stated in the Imperial laws that those who have inherited nothing from deceased persons cannot be held responsible for their debts or the claims made against them ”’ (Edd.), BGU IV. 1o24¥#- 16 (end of iv/a.p.) κληρονομήσι (Z-cer) δέκατον μέρος τῶν ὑπαρχόντων Διοδήμῳ. In all these cases the verb is construed with the acc. of the thing as generally in later writers and in the NT (cf. Schmidt /os. p- 374f.). For the acc. of a person (cf. LXX Prov 1372) see P Oxy VII. 10678 (iii/A.D.) μάθε οὖν ὅτι ἀλλοτρίαν γυναῖκαν (Δ ἀλλοτρία γυνὴ) ἐκληρονόμησεν αὐτόν, ‘know then that another man’s wife is made his heir,” P Ryl I. 2826 (iv/A.D.) δοῦλος δὲ αὐ[τὸν κληρ]ονομήσει, ‘a slave will be his heir,’’ and for the absolute use, as in Gal 45°, see νὰ 3868 (A.D, 120) where certain persons are described as— οὐσίας τῶν δεδαν(ε)ισ[μέϊνω[ν κ]ατέχοντας, οὐ φάσκοντας δὲ κληρονομεῖν. The special Biblical use of the word and its cognates, in which “‘ heirship”’ passes over into the sense of ‘‘sanctioned and settled possession” (Hort ad 1 Pet 14), is fully illustrated by Westcott Ged. p. 167 ff. : cf. also SII p- 203 f., Dalman Words, p. 125 ff.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
κληρονομέω (klēronomeō) — to inherit. κληρονομ-έω, inherit, with genitive of things, ὥσπερ τῆς οὐσίας, οὕτω καὶ τῆς φιλίας τῆς πατρικῆς κ. [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.: absolutely, [Refs 1st c.BC+]
2. acquire, obtain, τὴν ἐπ᾽ ἀσεβείᾳ δόξαν [LXX+2nd c.BC+]; τὴν γῆν receive possession of the promised land, Palestine,[LXX] (also, obtain all that God has promised,[LXX+NT]; obtain salvation, ζωὴν αἰώνιον [NT]
II. to be an inheritor or heir, τινος of a person, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]: more frequently τινα, [LXX+2nd c.BC+]:—passive, to be succeeded in the inheritance, of parents, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
III. leave an heir behind one, υἱοὺς υἱῶν [LXX]