Kleroo means “obtain an inheritance” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H2820 — chasak (“refrain”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G2820 κληρόω (kleroo) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. kleroo (klay-roh'-o) v. 1. to allot 2. (figuratively) to assign (a privilege) It has 3 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include obtained. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
kleroo (klay-roh'-o) v. 1. to allot 2. (figuratively) to assign (a privilege) [from G2819] KJV: obtain an inheritance Root(s): G2819
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2820. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to obtain
Usage: κληρόω, -ῶ [in LXX: 1Ki.14:41 (לָכַד ni.), Est.4:11 A (קָרָא ni.), Isa.17:11 * ;] __1. to cast lots. __2. to choose by lot. __3. to assign by lot, assign a portion: pass., ἐν ᾧ καὶ ἐκληρώθημεν, Eph.1:11 (on the various interpretations, see ICC; AR; Ellic., in l).† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kleroo, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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Strong's G2820 (κληρόω) appears 3 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
2 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And Saul said, O Lord God of Israel, why hast thou not answered thy servant this day? is the iniquity in me, or in Jonathan my son? Lord God of Israel, give clear manifestations; and if the lot should declare this, give, I pray thee, to thy people Israel, give, I pray, holiness. And Jonathan and Saul are taken, and the people escaped.
In the day wherein thou shalt plant thou shalt be deceived; but if thou sow in the morning, the seed shall spring up for a crop in the day wherein thou shalt obtain an inheritance, and as a man’s father, thou shalt obtain an inheritance for thy sons.
First 3 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2820.
And Saul said, O Lord God of Israel, why hast thou not answered thy servant this day? is the iniquity in me, or in Jonathan my son? Lord God of Israel, give clear manifestations; and if the lot should declare this, give, I pray thee, to thy people Israel, give, I pray, holiness. And Jonathan and Saul are taken, and the people escaped.
In the day wherein thou shalt plant thou shalt be deceived; but if thou sow in the morning, the seed shall spring up for a crop in the day wherein thou shalt obtain an inheritance, and as a man’s father, thou shalt obtain an inheritance for thy sons.
In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2820, grouped by book.
Kleroo (Strong's G2820) is a Greek word most simply glossed "obtain an inheritance". kleroo (klay-roh'-o) v. 1. to allot 2. (figuratively) to assign (a privilege)
This page currently indexes 3 linked usages for Strong's G2820 across 3 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2820 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as obtained. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 2 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G2820, with linked reader references where each row is available.