κληρονομέω
klēronomeō
“to inherit”
Definition
to be an heir to (literally or figuratively)
from G2818 (κληρονόμος);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
κληρονομέω appears 17 times in the New Testament.
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Key Passages
Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.
Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
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