What does κληρονομέω · βασιλεία · θεός mean in the Bible?
κληρονομέω · βασιλεία · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "to receive or possess the kingdom of God as inheritance".
Greek · G2816, G932, G2316
βασιλείαν θεοῦ κληρονομήσουσιν
To be an heir to (literally or figuratively) · kingdom · God
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κληρονομέω G2816 to be an heir to (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation klēronoméō
To inherit or receive as one's own possession, especially God's kingdom and eternal blessings in eschatological fulfillment.
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βασιλεία G932 kingdom
Pronunciation basileía
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θεός G2316 God
Pronunciation theós
The definite article marks God as the one true God; anarthrous form emphasizes His divine nature or character.
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What does βασιλείαν θεοῦ κληρονομήσουσιν (basileian theou klēronomēsousin) mean in the Bible?
κληρονομέω · βασιλεία · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "to receive or possess the kingdom of God as inheritance".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2816, G932, G2316?
G2816, G932, G2316 is connected to 18 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to receive or possess the kingdom of God as inheritance
Source Gloss
to receive or possess the kingdom of God as inheritance
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 5 Aligned forms 18 Tenses Future, Aorist, Present, Perfect Voices Active
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 11×
Future Active Matt 5:5 · 1 Cor 6:9 · 1 Cor 6:10 · Gal 5:21 · Matt 19:29 · Gal 4:30 · Rev 21:7 · Luke 10:25 · Luke 18:18 9×
Present Active 1 Cor 15:50 1×
Perfect Active Heb 1:4 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 3×
Aorist Active 1 Cor 15:50 · Heb 12:17 2×
Present Active Heb 1:14 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Aorist Active Matt 25:34 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 2×
Aorist Active Mark 10:17 · 1 Pet 3:9 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Heb 6:12 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 18 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future 9 aorist 5 present 3 perfect 1
Voice
active 18
Mood
indicative 11 infinitive 3 subjunctive 2 participle 1 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 5:5 κληρονομήσουσι future active indicative prospective Matthew 19:29 κληρονομήσει future active indicative prospective Matthew 25:34 κληρονομήσατε aorist active imperative imperative Mark 10:17 κληρονομήσω aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Luke 10:25 κληρονομήσω future active indicative prospective Luke 18:18 κληρονομήσω future active indicative prospective 1 Corinthians 6:10 κληρονομήσουσιν future active indicative prospective 1 Corinthians 6:9 κληρονομήσουσιν future active indicative prospective 1 Corinthians 15:50 κληρονομῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive 1 Corinthians 15:50 κληρονομεῖ present active indicative ongoing Galatians 4:30 κληρονομήσει future active indicative prospective Galatians 5:21 κληρονομήσουσιν future active indicative prospective Hebrews 1:14 κληρονομεῖν present active infinitive infinitive Hebrews 1:4 κεκληρονόμηκεν perfect active indicative resultant Hebrews 6:12 κληρονομούντων present active participle participle Hebrews 12:17 κληρονομῆσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive 1 Peter 3:9 κληρονομήσητε aorist active subjunctive subjunctive Revelation 21:7 κληρονομήσει future active indicative prospective
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
βασιλείαν θεοῦ κληρονομήσουσιν is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain