κλῆρος klēros · G2819

lot

κλῆρος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for נַחֲלָה גּוֹרָל ; ] ; a lot; (a) that which is cast or drawn: Mat.27:35, Mrk.15:24, Luk.23:34, Jhn.19:24" (LXX), Act.1:26; (b) that which is obtained by casting: Act.1:17 8:21; of a part in the Kingdom of God (cf. Wis 55), Act.26:18, Col.1:12; pl. of the "cure" of a presbyter, 1Pe.5:3 (see ICC, in l).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

κλῆρος ; A, Doric dialect κλᾶρος [], ου, ὁ:— lot, κλῆρον ἐσημήναντο ἕκαστος, ἐν δ᾽ ἔβαλον κυνέῃ []; κλήρῳ πεπαλάσθαι []; πάντας ἀνέφεδρος ἐπαγκρατίασε τοὺς κ., i.e. he never drew a bye, []; κλήρου κατὰ μοῖραν []; κλάροισι θεοπροπέων divining by lots, []; A.2 casting of lots, drawing of lots, κ. τίθεσθαι []; = Latin sortitio provinciarum, []; A.3 λαβὼν πίστιν.. κλήρου uncertain meaning in []; A.II that which is assigned by lot, allotment of land, []; κ. ἱππικός []; περὶ τοῦ λάχους τριάκοντα καὶ …

Where it's used 12 times

Matthew 27:35 · Mark 15:24 · Luke 23:34 · John 19:24 · Acts 1:17 · Acts 1:26 · Acts 8:21 · Acts 26:18 · Colossians 1:12 · 1 Peter 5:3 … and 2 more

Source: TBESG G2819; TFLSJ G2819

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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