G2817 — κληρονομία (klēronomia)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G2817
Original: κληρονομία
Transliteration: klēronomia
Pronunciation: klay-ron-om-ee'-ah
Part of Speech: Feminine noun
Root: From G2818 κληρονόμος (klēronomos, "heir") — heirship, patrimony
Occurrences: 14 in NT
First Occurrence: Matt 21:38 — "let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

Heirship, i.e. (concretely) a patrimony or (genitive case) a possession. From G2818 (klēronomos). The noun denotes the property or estate that passes to an heir, whether by legal right, divine promise, or testamentary disposition.

Louw-Nida Semantic Domain¶

Domain: 57 — Possess, Transfer, Exchange
Subdomain: 57.009 — Receive
Other words in subdomain: ἀπέχω (G568), ἀπολαμβάνω (G618), δέχομαι (G1209), κατακληρονομέω (G2624), κληρονομέω (G2816), κληρονόμος (G2818), κομίζω (G2865), λαγχάνω (G2975), λαμβάνω (G2983)

Domain Neighbors (57.009 — Receive)¶

Strong's	Lemma	Total vv	Primary KJV Translation(s)
G568	ἀπέχω	6	they have, is
G618	ἀπολαμβάνω	5	receive, to receive
G1209	δέχομαι	26	receive, received
G2624	κατακληρονομέω	2	by lot, he divided
G2816	κληρονομέω	12	inherit, shall inherit
G2818	κληρονόμος	14	heir, heirs
G2865	κομίζω	3	shall receive, receiving
G2975	λαγχάνω	3	cast lots, had obtained
G2983	λαμβάνω	57	took, receive

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Count	%
inheritance	10	71.4%
an inheritance	3	21.4%
any inheritance	1	7.1%

All 14 occurrences are rendered "inheritance" in the KJV, with only article variation.

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Ephesians	3	1.9
Colossians	1	1.1
1 Peter	1	1.0
Galatians	1	0.7
Hebrews	2	0.7
Luke	2	0.2
Acts	2	0.2
Matthew	1	0.1
Mark	1	0.1

Concentrated in Pauline and general epistles (11 of 14 occurrences). Ephesians has the highest density. The Synoptic occurrences (Matt, Mark, Luke) cluster in the Parable of the Wicked Tenants. Absent from the Johannine corpus, Pastoral Epistles, and Revelation.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Contested Earthly Inheritance (Parable of the Wicked Tenants)¶

Matt 21:38 — "This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance."
Mark 12:7 — "This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours."
Luke 20:14 — "This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours."
Luke 12:13 — "Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me."

2. Promised Land as Inheritance (Abrahamic)¶

Acts 7:5 — "And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession."
Heb 11:8 — "By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed."
Gal 3:18 — "For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise."

3. Eschatological / Heavenly Inheritance¶

1 Pet 1:4 — "To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you."
Eph 1:14 — "Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession."
Eph 1:18 — "That ye may know... what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints."
Heb 9:15 — "They which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance."

4. Inheritance as Reward / Moral Condition¶

Col 3:24 — "Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ."
Eph 5:5 — "No whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man... hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God."
Acts 20:32 — "The word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified."

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
κληρονόμος (klēronomos)	G2818	3x	heir claiming the inheritance — parable of wicked tenants
ἀποκτείνω (apokteinō)	G615	3x	killing the heir to seize the inheritance
γεωργός (geōrgos)	G1092	3x	husbandmen plotting against the heir
ἐπαγγελία (epangelia)	G1860	2x	inheritance linked to divine promise (Gal 3:18, Acts 7:5)
ἀπολύτρωσις (apolytrōsis)	G629	2x	redemption securing the inheritance (Eph 1:14, Heb 9:15)
δόξα (doxa)	G1391	2x	glory of the inheritance (Eph 1:14, 1:18)
Ἀβραάμ (Abraam)	G11	2x	Abrahamic promise context (Gal 3:18, Acts 7:5)
Χριστός (Christos)	G5547	2x	inheritance in/through Christ (Eph 5:5, Col 3:24)
λαμβάνω (lambanō)	G2983	2x	receiving the inheritance (Heb 9:15, 11:8)

Word Family / Cognates¶

G2816 κληρονομέω (klēronomeō) — verb: to inherit (12v)
G2818 κληρονόμος (klēronomos) — noun: heir (14v)
G2819 κλῆρος (klēros) — noun: lot, portion, inheritance (11v)
G2820 κληρόω (klēroō) — verb: to obtain an inheritance by lot (1v, Eph 1:11)
G4789 συγκληρονόμος (synklēronomos) — noun: co-heir, joint-heir (4v)

Synonyms¶

μερίς (G3310) — share, portion, part
κατάσχεσις (G2697) — possession (Acts 7:5, 45)
μισθός (G3408) — reward, wages

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
נַחֲלָה (nachalah)	H5159	"inheritance" (22v OT)	Primary Hebrew equivalent; land-focused patrimony
κλῆρος (klēros)	G2819	"inheritance" (2v)	Originally "lot" (casting lots); klēronomia emphasizes the estate itself
נָחַל (nachal)	H5157	"inheritance" (2v OT)	Verb form: the act of inheriting/possessing
יְרֻשָּׁה (yerushshāh)	H3425	"inheritance" (1v OT)	Something seized by conquest; more aggressive connotation

Hebrew Source¶

Hebrew Source	Strong's	Co-occurrences	PMI	Notes
נַחֲלָה (nachalah)	H5159	125	6.68	Primary equivalent — land patrimony; dominant LXX bridge
יְרֻשָּׁה (yerushshāh)	H3425	7	6.49	Conquest-obtained possession
חֵלֶק (cheleq)	H2506	13	5.02	Allotted portion, share
נָחַל (nachal)	H5157	10	4.76	Verb: to inherit, take possession
מוֹרָשָׁה (mowrashah)	H4181	4	6.10	Heritage, possession (from yarash)
אֲחֻזָּה (achuzzah)	H272	7	4.22	Landed property, holding

The overwhelming LXX bridge is nachalah (H5159) with 125 co-occurrences — the standard Hebrew land-inheritance term rendered by klēronomia throughout the LXX.