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G2819 · κλῆρος

klēros

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

a die (for drawing chances); by implication, a portion (as if so secured); by extension, an acquisition (especially a patrimony, figuratively)

KJV gloss list in the source

heritage, inheritance, lot, part

Derivation recorded by Strong

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

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