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The New Testament Greek Lexicon

 Strong's Number:  2819 encodedOriginalWord
Original WordWord Origin
 κλῆρος  probably from (2806) (through the idea of using bits of wood, etc., for the purpose)
Transliterated WordPhonetic Spelling
 klēros klay'-ros
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Parts of SpeechTDNT
 Noun Masculine 3:758,442
 Definition
 
  1. an object used in casting or drawing lots, which was either a pebble, or a potsherd, or a bit of wood
    1. the lots of several persons concerned, inscribed with their names, were thrown together into a vase, which was then shaken, and he whose lot fell out first upon the ground was the one chosen
  2. what is obtained by lot, allotted portion
    1. a portion of the ministry common to the apostles
    2. used of the part which one will have in eternal salvation
      1. of salvation itself
      2. the eternal salvation which God has assigned to the saints
    3. of persons
      1. those whose care and oversight has been assigned to one [allotted charge], used of Christian churches, the administration of which falls to the lot of presbyters
 Translated Words
 KJV (13) - heritage, 1; inheritance, 2; lot, 8; part, 2;

NAS (11) - allotted to your charge, 1; inheritance, 2; lot, 1; lots, 5; portion, 1; share, 1;

 Verse Count
KJVNAS
 
Matthew1
Mark1
Luke1
John1
Acts5
Colossians1
1 Peter1
 
Matthew1
Mark1
Luke1
John1
Acts4
Colossians1
1 Peter1
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Abbreviations Legend:
TDNT - Theological Dictionary of the New Testament;

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The New Testament Greek Lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries. Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. http://www.lockman.org/.

Bibliography Information
Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Kleros". "The New Testament Greek Lexicon".
<http://www.searchgodsword.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=2819>.  

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