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Koine Greek wordlink #87982

SR GNT Acts 8:21 κλῆρος (klaʸros) ‘to you portion nor allotment in matter this’ Strongs=28190 Lemma=klēros
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=34 AD Event=Philip_preaches_in_Samaria TimeSeries=Philip_preaches_in_Samaria

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Other uses (1) of identical word form κλῆρος (N-NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κλῆρος’ (N-NMS) has 2 different glosses: ‘allotment’, ‘lot’.

Acts 1:26 ‘and fell the lot on Matthias and’ SR GNT Acts 1:26 word 9

OET-LV: 26 And they _gave lots to _them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he _was _chosen _together _with with the eleven ambassadors. (ACT_1:26)

OET-RV: 26 So they drew straws and Matthias was marked so he was chosen to join the eleven missionaries. (ACT 1:26)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘klēros’ have 6 different glosses: ‘a lot’, ‘an allotment’, ‘allotment’, ‘allotments’, ‘lot’, ‘lots’.

Greek words (3) other than κλῆρος (N-NMS) with a gloss related to ‘allotment’

ACTs 1:17 κλῆρον (klaʸron) N-AMS ‘us and obtained an allotment of service this’ SR GNT Acts 1:17 word 11

OET-LV: 17 Because he _was having _been _numbered with us, and obtained the an_allotment of_ the this _service. (ACT_1:17)

OET-RV: 17 because Yudas was one of us and took his part in our work. (ACT 1:17)

ACTs 26:18 κλῆρον (klaʸron) N-AMS ‘forgiveness of sins and allotment among the ones having_been sanctified’ SR GNT Acts 26:18 word 27

OET-LV: 18 to _open _up eyes of _them, for _that to _turn _back from darkness to light, and from _the power of_ the _Satan/(Sāţān) to the god, for _that them to _receive forgiveness of _sins and allotment among the ones having _been _sanctified by _faith which in me. (ACT_26:18)

OET-RV: 18 to open their minds and for them to turn back from darkness to light and from Satan’s power to God, so that they can be forgiven for their sins and receive an inheritance among the ones who’ve been made guiltless by their faith in me.’ (ACT 26:18)

COL 1:12 κλήρου (klaʸrou) N-GMS ‘the portion of the allotment of the holy ones in’ SR GNT Col 1:12 word 17

OET-LV: 12 giving _thanks to _the father, the one having _qualified you _all for the portion of _the allotment of _the holy ones in the light, (COL_1:12)

OET-RV: 12 Then you’ll all be thanking the father, the one who qualified you all for a part of the inheritance of godly people who live in the light. (COL 1:12)

Key: N=noun AMS=accusative,masculine,singular GMS=genitive,masculine,singular NMS=nominative,masculine,singular