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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2820. κληρόω (kléroó) -- to assign by lot, to allot, to appoint, to obtain an inheritance</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2820.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/mark/6-41.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2820.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2820</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2819.htm" title="2819">◄</a> 2820. kléroó <a href="../greek/2821.htm" title="2821">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">kléroó: to assign by lot, to allot, to appoint, to obtain an inheritance</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κληρόω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kléroó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>klay-ro'-o<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(klay-ro'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>to assign by lot, to allot, to appoint, to obtain an inheritance<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I cast lots, choose by lot, assign by lot, assign a portion, receive a share.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek word κλῆρος (kléros), meaning "lot" or "inheritance."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H5159 (נַחֲלָה, nachalah):</b> Often translated as "inheritance," this Hebrew term reflects the concept of a divinely appointed portion or heritage.<p> - <b>H1486 (גּוֹרָל, goral):</b> Meaning "lot," this term is used in contexts where decisions or distributions are made by casting lots.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb κληρόω (kléroó) primarily means to assign or distribute by lot, often in the context of receiving an inheritance or a portion. In the New Testament, it is used to describe the act of being appointed or chosen, often by divine will, to receive a specific role, responsibility, or blessing.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, casting lots was a common method for making decisions or distributing property, believed to reflect divine will. This practice was also present in Jewish tradition, where lots were used to discern God's will in various situations, such as the division of land among the tribes of Israel. The concept of inheritance was deeply rooted in both Greek and Jewish cultures, symbolizing not only material wealth but also spiritual blessings and responsibilities.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 2820</b> <i>klēróō</i> (from <a href="/greek/2819.htm">2819</a> <i>/klḗros</i>, "to cast lots") – properly, make a choice when assisted by casting <i>lots</i> (cf. S. Zodhiates, <i>Dict</i>); to appoint (assign) by lot-casting. <a href="/greek/2818.htm">See 2818</a> (<i>klēronómos</i>). </p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/2820.htm">2820</a> <i>/klēróō</i> ("assign by divine lot-cast"), is only used in Eph 1:11 where it is often translated "<i>obtained an inheritance</i>." The Greek text literally reads, "In whom (Christ), indeed<i> we were lot-cast</i> (<a href="/greek/2820.htm">2820</a> <i>/klēróō</i>), having already been pre-horizoned (<a href="/greek/4309.htm">4309</a> <i>/proorízō</i>, aorist participle) <i>according to</i> (divine) <i>purpose, of the one energizing all things according to the counsel</i> (<a href="/greek/1012.htm">1012</a> <i>/boulḗ</i>) <i>arising from His will</i> (<a href="/greek/2307.htm">2307</a> <i>/thélēma</i>)."</p><p class="discovery">[The above rendering regards the Greek genitive as "<i>subjective</i>."]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2819.htm">kléros</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to assign by lot<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>obtained an inheritance (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2820: κληρόω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κληρόω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κλήρῳ</span>: 1 aorist passive <span class="greek2">ἐκληρωθην</span>; (<span class="greek2">κλῆρος</span>); in classical Greek: <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">to cast lots, determine by lot</span>. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">to choose by lot</span>: <span class="greek2">τινα</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> 1, 94; others). <p><span class="textheading">3.</span> <span class="accented">to allot, assign by lot</span>: <span class="greek2">τινα</span> <span class="greek2">τίνι</span>, one to another as a possession, <span class="abbreviation">Pindar</span> Ol. 8, 19. <p><span class="textheading">4.</span> once in the N. T., "to make a <span class="greek2">κλῆρος</span> i. e., a heritage, private possession": <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, passive <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">ᾧ</span> <span class="greek2">ἐκληρώθημεν</span> (but Lachmann <span class="greek2">ἐκλλεθημεν</span>) in whom lies the reason why we were made the <span class="greek2">κλῆρος</span> <span class="greek2">τοῦ</span> <span class="greek2">Θεοῦ</span> (a designation transferred from the Jews in the O. T. to Christians, cf. Additions to Esther 3:10<FOOTNOTE:10> [<a href="/interlinear/esther/4-23.htm">Esther 4:23</a><span class="bibref">4:17f</span>] (4 line 12f (<span class="manuref">Tdf.</span>)) and Fritzsche, in the place cited; (cf. <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/4-20.htm">Deuteronomy 4:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/9-29.htm">Deuteronomy 9:29</a>)), the heritage of God <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11</a> (see Ellicott, in the place cited). (In ecclesiastical writings it signifies <span class="accented">to become a clergyman</span> (see references under the word <span class="greek2">κλῆρος</span>, at the end).) (Compare: <span class="greek2">προσκληρόω</span>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>assign or obtain an inheritance. <p>From <a href="/greek/2819.htm">kleros</a>; to allot, i.e. (figuratively) to assign (a privilege) -- obtain an inheritance. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2819.htm">kleros</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εκληρωθημεν εκληρώθημεν ἐκληρώθημεν κληρώση κληρωτί eklerothemen eklerṓthemen eklērōthēmen eklērṓthēmen<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ephesians/1-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 1:11</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural">V-AIP-1P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ᾧ καὶ <b>ἐκληρώθημεν</b> προορισθέντες κατὰ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> also <span class="itali">we have obtained an inheritance,</span> having been predestined<br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> also <span class="itali">we have obtained an inheritance,</span> being predestinated<br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/1-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> whom also <span class="itali">we obtained an inheritance</span> having been predestined according to<p><b><a href="/greek/2820.htm">Strong's Greek 2820</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2820.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ekle_ro_the_men_2820.htm">ἐκληρώθημεν — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2819.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2819"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2819" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2821.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2821"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2821" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>