Greek · G4789 · unreviewed

συγκληρονόμος

Co-heir

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συγκληρονόμος G4789
Pronunciation synklēronómos

What does συγκληρονόμος (synklēronómos) mean in the Bible?

συγκληρονόμος (synklēronómos) is a Greek word meaning "co-heir". συν-κληρο-νόμος (Rec. Affirms believers’ shared inheritance and future glory with Christ. This term runs through the canonical themes of Messiah, Presence, Redemption.

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Meaning

co-heir
Extended definition

Joint heir sharing equally in an inheritance through covenant relationship, not subordinate status

a co-inheritor, fellow-heir: Rom.8:17, Eph.3:6; with genitive of thing(s), Heb.11:9, 1Pe.3:7 (for exx., see Deiss., LAE, 88 f.).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
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
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine Rom 8:17
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Heb 11:9
Dative · Plural · Masculine 1 Pet 3:7
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Eph 3:6
Canonical Themes
MessiahPresence Redemption
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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