Greek word study

κλῆροςklēros — a lot, portion

(a) a lot, (b) a portion assigned; hence: a portion of the people of God assigned to one's care, a congregation.

Translated in the King James as: heritage, inheritance, lot, part

Appears 11 times in Scripture

Origin: probably from G2806 (κλάω) (through the idea of using bits of wood, etc., for the purpose;

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.