Word Summary
kataklēronomeō: to distribute by lot
Original Word: κατακληρονομέωTransliteration: kataklēronomeō
Phonetic Spelling: (kat-ak-lay-rod-ot-eh'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to distribute by lot
Meaning: to distribute by lot
Strong's Concordance
apportion an inheritance
From kata and a derivative of a compound of kleros and didomi; to be a giver of lots to each, i.e. (by implication) to apportion an estate -- divide by lot.
see GREEK kata
see GREEK kleros
see GREEK didomi
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2624: κατακληροδοτέωκατακληροδοτέω,
κατακληροδότω (see
κατά, III. 6): 1 aorist
κατεκληροδότησα;
to distribute by lot; to distribute as an inheritance:
τίνι τί,
Acts 13:19 Rec.; see the following word. (
Deuteronomy 1:38;
Deuteronomy 21:16;
Joshua 19:51 Ald.,
Complutensian; 1 Macc. 3:36 — in all with the variant
κατακληρονομεῖν. Not found in secular authors.)
STRONGS NT 2624: κατακληρονομέωκατακληρονομέω, κατακληρονόμω (see κατά, III. 6): 1 aorist κατεκληρονόμησα; to distribute by lot, to distribute as an inheritance: τίνι τί, Acts 13:19 G L T Tr WH. (Numbers 34:18; Deuteronomy 3:28; Joshua 14:1; Judges 11:24 Alex.; 1 Samuel 2:8; 1 Esdr. 8:82. Also often intransitive, to receive, obtain, acquire as an inheritance; as, Deuteronomy 1:8 variant, ; . Not found in secular authors.)