UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: κληρονομία; -ας

Constructions: κληρονομία; κληρόω; νομίζω

Sense 1: possession

Semantic entry: 57.132

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Receive

Definition: (derivative of κληρονομέω[a] ‘to gain as a possession,’ 57.131: κληρονομέω) a valuable possession which has been received

ACT 7:5: RV ACT 7:5 · LV ACT 7:5 · Read together ACT 7:5

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OET-RV ACT 7:5

5 Avraham hadn’t received any land here as an inheritance, in fact he’d never been near this land and nor did he have any children, yet God promised to give this entire country to him and his descendants.

OET-LV ACT 7:5

5 And not gave to _him an_inheritance in it, nor the_tribunal of_a_foot, but he _promised to _give to _him for a_possession it, and to _the descendants of _him after him, not being to _him a_child.

EPH 1:18: RV EPH 1:18 · LV EPH 1:18 · Read together EPH 1:18

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OET-RV EPH 1:18

18 I ask that your inner thoughts will be enlightened so that you’ll all know the expectation of what he’s calling you to—the riches of the greatness of his inheritance for the believers

OET-LV EPH 1:18

18 the eyes of _the heart of _you _all having _been _enlightened in _order that to _have _known you _all, what is the hope of _the calling of _him, what are the riches of _the glory of _the inheritance of _him, in the holy ones,

All 6 recorded passages for this sense

ACT: RV ACT 7:5 · LV ACT 7:5 · Read together ACT 7:5

EPH: RV EPH 1:18 · RV EPH 5:5 · LV EPH 1:18 · LV EPH 5:5 · Read together EPH 1:18 · Read together EPH 5:5

HEB: RV HEB 9:15 · RV HEB 11:8 · LV HEB 9:15 · LV HEB 11:8 · Read together HEB 9:15 · Read together HEB 11:8

PE1: RV PE1 1:4 · LV PE1 1:4 · Read together PE1 1:4

Sense 2: inheritance

Semantic entry: 57.140

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Receive

Definition: (derivative of κληρονομέω [source selector 000001][b] ‘to inherit,’ 57.138: κληρονομέω) that which is received from a deceased person

Notes: In RV LUK 12:13 · LV LUK 12:13 · Read together LUK 12:13 it may also be possible to render κληρονομία as ‘the property our father left us’ or ‘the property which our father said should be given to us.’

MAT 21:38: RV MAT 21:38 · LV MAT 21:38 · Read together MAT 21:38

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OET-RV MAT 21:38

38 But when the tenant farmers saw the son, they thought, ‘Hey, this is the heir of the estate. If we kill him, then the inheritance will be ours.’

OET-LV MAT 21:38

38 But the tenant _farmers having _seen the son, said among themselves:
This is the heir, come, we _may _kill_ him _off and we _may _have the inheritance of _him.

MRK 12:7: RV MRK 12:7 · LV MRK 12:7 · Read together MRK 12:7

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OET-RV MRK 12:7

7 However, those tenant farmers said to each other, ‘Ah ha. This is the one who will inherit this land. If we kill him, we’ll be the ones to control the estate.’

OET-LV MRK 12:7

7 But those the tenant _farmers said to themselves, that This is the heir, come, we _may _kill_ him _off, and the inheritance will _be of _us.

All 9 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 21:38 · LV MAT 21:38 · Read together MAT 21:38

MRK: RV MRK 12:7 · LV MRK 12:7 · Read together MRK 12:7

LUK: RV LUK 12:13 · RV LUK 20:14 · LV LUK 12:13 · LV LUK 20:14 · Read together LUK 12:13 · Read together LUK 20:14

ACT: RV ACT 20:32 · LV ACT 20:32 · Read together ACT 20:32

GAL: RV GAL 3:18 · LV GAL 3:18 · Read together GAL 3:18

EPH: RV EPH 1:14 · LV EPH 1:14 · Read together EPH 1:14

COL: RV COL 3:24 · LV COL 3:24 · Read together COL 3:24

HEB: RV HEB 9:15 · LV HEB 9:15 · Read together HEB 9:15

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

κληρονομία

Form 1

Sense 1: possession

Sense 2: inheritance