What does κληρόω (klēróō) mean in the Bible?
κληρόω (klēróō) is a Greek word meaning "to obtain".
Greek · G2820
κληρόω
To obtain
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κληρόω G2820
Pronunciation klēróō
What does κληρόω (klēróō) mean in the Bible?
κληρόω (klēróō) is a Greek word meaning "to obtain".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2820?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include we were also chosen as God’s own (1).
Where does κληρόω (klēróō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ephesians 1:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Ephesians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It we were also chosen as God’s own 1× Ephesians 1:11
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Usage map
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First aligned row Ephesians 1:11
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Ephesians 1
Source forms
ἐκληρώθημεν 1x eklērōthēmen Ephesians 1:11
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural 1x Ephesians 1:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to obtain
Strong's G2820
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 1 time Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to obtain
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
1to cast lots.
2to choose by lot.
3to assign by lot, assign a portion: pass., ἐν ᾧ καὶ ἐκληρώθημεν, Eph.1:11 (on the various interpretations, see ICC; AR; Ellic., in l).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Ephesians 1:11 Verb First Person Plural Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐκληρώθημεν, eklhrwqhmen
I make a heritage
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Aorist Voices Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Aorist Passive Eph 1:11 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1
Voice
passive 1
Mood
indicative 1
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
κληρόω 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