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ΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΈΩ

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ΚΛΗΡΟΝΟΜΈΩ: κληρονομέω, -ῶ [ (< κληρονόμος), [in LXX chiefly for ירשׁ, also for נחל, etc.;] ] 1. . to receive by lot.

2. . to inherit (in cl., usually c. gen. rei): absol., Ga 4:30(LXX); in general, to possess oneself of, receive as one's own, obtain (as De 4:5, al., cf. Ps 24 (25):3, Is 61:7): c. acc. rei (as generally in late Gk., v. M, Pr., 65), of the Messianic Kingdom (cf. Ps 36 (37):11, Si 4:13 37:26, and v. Dalman, Words, 125 ff.) and its blessings and privileges, τ. γῆν, Mt 5:5(cf. LXX); τ. βασιλείαν, β. θεοῦ, Mt 25:34, I Co 6:9, 10 15:50, Ga 5:21; ζωὴν αἰώνιον, Mt 19:29, Mk 10:17, Lk 10:25 18:18; σωτηρίαν, He 1:14; τ. ἐπαγγελίας, He 6:12; ἀφθαρσίαν, I Co 15:50; ὄνομα, He 1:4; τ. εὐλογίαν, He 12:17, I Pe 3:9; ταῦτα, Re 21:7 (cf. κατα-κληρονομέω).†

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