Strong's G2819 · Greek

κλῆρος

kleros · klay'-ros

probably from 2806 (through the idea of using bits of wood, etc., for the purpose; a die (for drawing chances); by implication, a portion (as if so secured); by extension, an acquisition (especially a patrimony, figuratively)

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

κλῆρος (G2819)

11 κλῆρος , -ου, ὁ , [in LXX chiefly for נַחֲלָה , גּוֹרָל ;] a lot ; that which is cast or drawn: Mt 27:35 , Mk 15:24 , Lk 23:34 , Jo 19:24 (LXX) , Ac 1:26 ; that which is obtained by casting: Ac 1:17 8:21 ; of a part in the Kingdom of God (cf. Wi 5:5 ), Ac 26:18 , Col 1:12 ; pl. of the "cure" of a presbyter, I Pe 5:3 (v. ICC , in l.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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