κληρ-όω G2820
We were made heirs, we obtained an inheritance, or we were allotted a portion
This verb (in passive aorist) combines the ideas of casting lots, receiving an inheritance, and being appointed to a portion. Ephesians 1:11 declares that believers 'were made heirs' or 'obtained an inheritance' in Christ according to God's predetermined purpose. The Spanish 'fuimos hechos herederos' emphasizes the making of heirs. This term combines divine sovereignty (God's appointing) with gracious gift (inheritance received).
Senses
1. sense 1 — Indicates being made heirs or obtaining an inheritance, with overtones of divine allotment or appointment. In Ephesians' soaring language about God's purposes in Christ, this affirms that believers have been granted an inheritance not by chance or merit but by God's predetermined plan—appointed to a portion in Christ's cosmic kingdom. 1×
AR["صِرنا-وَرَثَةً"]·ben["উত্তরাধিকার-পেয়েছি"]·DE["erloosen"]·EN["we-were-made-heirs"]·FR["ἐκληρώθημεν"]·heb["נִבְחַרְנוּ"]·HI["हुम-विरसतदर-हुए"]·ID["kita-dipilih,"]·IT["eklērōthēmen"]·jav["kita-dipuntetepaken-dados-ahli-waris,"]·KO["기업으로-정해졌다,"]·PT["fomos-feitos-herdeiros,"]·RU["получили-наследие,"]·ES["fuimos-hechos-herederos"]·SW["tulichaguliwa"]·TR["miras-aldik"]·urd["میراث-ملی"]
Related Senses
H3548 1. priest, cultic officiant (750×)G5547 1. Christ, Messiah, Anointed One (540×)H5030 1. Prophet, divine spokesperson (317×)H5930a 1. burnt offering (sacrifice) (286×)H3881 1. Levites (priestly class) (283×)G4396 1. prophet, spokesperson of God (146×)H6944 1. sanctuary, holy place (129×)G0749 1. high priest, chief priest (123×)H6944 2. holiness, sacredness (abstract quality) (123×)G5330 1. Pharisee (99×)G4336 1. pray to God (86×)H6944 3. holy things, sacred offerings (plural) (86×)H3722a 1. make ritual atonement (Piel) (85×)H6912 1. bury (Qal active) (82×)H6419 1. pray (Hitpael) (80×)H6944 4. holiness (with possessive pronoun) (77×)H6942 1. sanctify, consecrate (Piel factitive) (76×)H2930a 1. Qal: be/become unclean (75×)H7819a 1. slaughter an animal (Qal active) (72×)H1486 1. lot (object cast for decisions) (71×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
κληρ-όω, Doric dialect κλᾱρόω, infinitive κλαρώεν Refs 2nd c.BC+:—appoint by lot, ἐξ ἁπάντων τὰς ἀρχάς Refs 5th c.BC+; also, of the lot, fall on, οὓς ἐκλήρωσεν πάλος Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle, cast lots for office, of candidates, ἂν ἔλθῃ κληρωσόμενος τῶν ἐννέα ἀρχόντων Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be appointed by lot, Refs 4th c.BC+, etc.; [πρόεδροι] κεκληρωμένοι Refs 4th c.BC+ __2 cast lots, Refs…