"an heir, Mt. 21:38; Gal. 4:1; a possessor, Rom. 4:13; Heb. 11:7; Jas. 2:5"
Definition and meaning
an heir, Mt. 21:38; Gal. 4:1; a possessor, Rom. 4:13; Heb. 11:7; Jas. 2:5
In the original Greek the word is written: κληρονόμος
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of kleronomos (G2818) across the King James Bible.
But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.
But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:
And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;
Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
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Common questions
Strong's G2818 (kleronomos) is a Greek word that means: an heir, Mt. 21:38; Gal. 4:1; a possessor, Rom. 4:13; Heb. 11:7; Jas. 2:5 It appears 14 times in the King James Bible.
The word kleronomos (G2818) appears 14 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2818 is kleronomos, a Greek word defined as: an heir, Mt. 21:38; Gal. 4:1; a possessor, Rom. 4:13; Heb. 11:7; Jas. 2:5. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
kleronomos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.