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2819 ~κλῆρος~ kleros \@klay’-ros\@ probably from 2806 (through the idea of using bits of wood, etc., for the purpose); n m AV-lot 8, part 2, inheritance 2, heritage 1; 13
- 1) an object used in casting or drawing lots, which was either a pebble, or a potsherd, or a bit of wood
- 1a) the lots of several persons concerned, inscribed with their names, were thrown together into a vase, which was then shaken, and he whose lot fell out first upon the ground was the one chosen
- 2) what is obtained by lot, allotted portion
- 2a) a portion of the ministry common to the apostles
- 2b) used of the part which one will have in eternal salvation
- 2b1) of salvation itself
- 2b2) the eternal salvation which God has assigned to the saints
- 2c) of persons
- 2c1) those whose care and oversight has been assigned to one [allotted charge], used of Christian churches, the administration of which falls to the lot of presbyters
lot Matthew 27:35, Mark 15:24, Luke 23:34, John 19:24, Acts 1:26, Acts 8:21
part Acts 1:17, Acts 1:25
inheritance
Acts 26:18, Colossians 1:12, 1 Peter 5:3 heritage