"to have assigned to one, to obtain, receive, Acts 1:17; 2 Pet. 1:1; to have fall to one by lot, Lk. 1:9; absol. to cast lots, Jn. 19:24*"
Definition and meaning
to have assigned to one, to obtain, receive, Acts 1:17; 2 Pet. 1:1; to have fall to one by lot, Lk. 1:9; absol. to cast lots, Jn. 19:24*
In the original Greek the word is written: λαγχάνω
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 lanchano (G2975) across the King James Bible.
According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.
For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
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Common questions
Strong's G2975 (lanchano) is a Greek word that means: to have assigned to one, to obtain, receive, Acts 1:17; 2 Pet. 1:1; to have fall to one by lot, Lk. 1:9; absol. to cast lots, Jn. 19:24* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word lanchano (G2975) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2975 is lanchano, a Greek word defined as: to have assigned to one, to obtain, receive, Acts 1:17; 2 Pet. 1:1; to have fall to one by lot, Lk. 1:9; absol. to cast lots, Jn. 19:24*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
lanchano is a Greek word found in the New Testament.