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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