G2818Greekklēronómos
κληρονόμος
a sharer by lot, i.e., inheritor (literally or figuratively); by implication, a possessor
15
Total Occurrences
8
Books
0
Old Testament
15
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1one who receives by lot, an heir
- 2an heir
- 3in messianic usage, one who receives his allotted possession by right of sonship
- 4one who has acquired or obtained the portion allotted to him
Etymology & Derivation
from g2819 and the base of g3551 (in its original sense of partitioning, i.e. (reflexively) getting by apportionment)