Lanchano means “lot” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H2975 — yeor (“river”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G2975 λαγχάνω (lagchano) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. lagchano (lang-khan'-o) v. 1. to lot, i.e. determine (by implication, receive) especially by lot [a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is only used as an alternate in certain tenses] It has 6 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include lot and lots. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
lagchano (lang-khan'-o) v. 1. to lot, i.e. determine (by implication, receive) especially by lot [a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is only used as an alternate in certain tenses] KJV: his lot be, cast lots, obtain
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2975. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
to choose by lot
Usage: λαγχάνω [in LXX: 1Ki.14:47 (לָכַד, see Th., Gr., 38), Wis.8:19, 3Mac 61 * ;] __1. to obtain by lot, to obtain (in cl., with genitive): with inf. art. (B1., § 36, 3; 71, 3), Luk.1:9; with accusative of thing(s), Act.1:17, 2Pe.1:1. __2. to draw lots: before περί, Jhn.19:24 (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render lagchano, 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 G2975 (λαγχάνω) appears 2 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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4 indexed usages in New Testament.
According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.
For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
2 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
And Eleazar, an illustrious priest of the country, who had attained to length of days, and whose life had been adorned with virtue, caused the presbyters who were about him to cease to cry out to the holy God, and prayed thus:
For I was a witty child, And had a good spirit.
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2975.
According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.
For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
And Eleazar, an illustrious priest of the country, who had attained to length of days, and whose life had been adorned with virtue, caused the presbyters who were about him to cease to cry out to the holy God, and prayed thus:
For I was a witty child, And had a good spirit.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2975, grouped by book.
Lanchano (Strong's G2975) is a Greek word most simply glossed "lot". lagchano (lang-khan'-o) v. 1. to lot, i.e. determine (by implication, receive) especially by lot [a prolonged form of a primary verb, which is only used as an alternate in certain tenses]
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's G2975 across 6 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2975 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as lot and lots. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 2 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2975, with linked reader references where each row is available.