What does συγκληρονόμος (synklēronómos) mean in the Bible?
συγκληρονόμος (synklēronómos): Joint heir sharing equally in an inheritance through covenant relationship, not subordinate status
Greek · G4789
συγκληρονόμος
Co-heir
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συγκληρονόμοςG4789
Pronunciationsynklēronómos
What does συγκληρονόμος (synklēronómos) mean in the Bible?
συγκληρονόμος (synklēronómos): Joint heir sharing equally in an inheritance through covenant relationship, not subordinate status
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4789?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include fellow heirs (2), co-heirs (1), heirs with him (1).
Where does συγκληρονόμος (synklēronómos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 8:17. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Peter (1), Ephesians (1), Hebrews (1), Romans (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 Itfellow heirs2×Ephesians 3:6, 1 Peter 3:7
co-heirs1×Romans 8:17
heirs with him1×Hebrews 11:9
Show sample aligned rows
Romans 8:17συνκληρονόμοιtoco-heirsAdjective - Nominative Masculine PluralEphesians 3:6συνκληρονόμαtofellow heirsAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralHebrews 11:9συνκληρονόμωνtoheirs with himAdjective - Genitive Masculine Plural1 Peter 3:7συνκληρονόμοιςtofellow heirsAdjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowRomans 8:17
Aligned rows4
Books represented4
Romans1Ephesians1Hebrews11 Peter1
Source forms
συνκληρονόμα1xsynklēronomaEphesians 3:6
συνκληρονόμοι1xsynklēronomoiRomans 8:17
συνκληρονόμοις1xsynklēronomois1 Peter 3:7
συνκληρονόμων1xsynklēronomōnHebrews 11:9
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural1xEphesians 3:6
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural1x1 Peter 3:7
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural1xHebrews 11:9
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural1xRomans 8:17
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Joint heir sharing equally in an inheritance through covenant relationship, not subordinate status
Strong'sG4789
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms4 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study link1 Peter 3:1-7Source Gloss
co-heir
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 8:17Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
συγκληρονόμοιsugklhronomoi
a joint heir, participant
Read verseEphesians 3:6Adjective Accusative Plural Neuter
συγκληρονόμαsugklhronoma
a joint heir, participant
Read verseHebrews 11:9Adjective Genitive Plural Masculine
συγκληρονόμωνsugklhronomwn
a joint heir, participant
Read verse1 Peter 3:7Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
συγκληρονόμοιsugklhronomoi
a joint heir, participant
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 this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns4Aligned forms4Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternPlural (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · MasculineRom 8:171×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineHeb 11:91×
Dative · Plural · Masculine1 Pet 3:71×
Accusative · Plural · NeuterEph 3:61×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
joint inheritors
Co-heir, joint heir.
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
συγκληρονόμος is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Affirms believers’ shared inheritance and future glory with Christ.1 Peter 3:1-7
Affirms shared participation in salvation, grounding marital honor in gospel equality.Romans 8:12-17