klēronomos · heir

What it means

klēronomos (κληρονόμος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “heir”.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. One who receives an inheritance.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• heir ×8
• heirs ×7

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×1
• Luke×1
• Romans×4
• Galatians×3
• Titus×1
• Hebrews×3
• James×1

• Matthew 21:38

  But the tenant farmers, seeing the son, said among themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him and have his inheritance.’

• Mark 12:7

  But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’

• Luke 20:14

  But when the tenants saw him, they reasoned with one another, saying, ‘This is the heir; let us kill him, so that the inheritance may become ours.’

• Romans 4:13

  For the promise to Abraham or to his offspring, that he would be heir of the world, was not through the law but through the righteousness of faith.

• Romans 4:14

  For if those of the law are heirs, faith has been made empty and the promise has been nullified.

• Romans 8:17

  and if children, also heirs: heirs of God and fellow heirs of the Messiah, if indeed we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.

• Galatians 3:29

  And if you are the Messiah’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.

• Galatians 4:1

  Now I say: as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, though he is master of everything,

• Galatians 4:7

  So you are no longer a slave but a son; and if a son, also an heir through God.

• Titus 3:7

  so that, having been declared righteous by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

• Hebrews 1:2

  at the end of these days has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also made the ages.

• Hebrews 6:17

  Therefore, when God wanted to show more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable nature of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath,

• Hebrews 11:7

  By faith Noah, having been warned about things not yet seen, in reverence built an ark for the salvation of his house; through which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

• James 2:5

  Listen, my beloved brothers: has not God chosen the poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

And 1 more times.