συγκληρονόμ-ος G4789
Joint heir, co-heir; one who shares an inheritance together with another, especially as fellow heirs with Christ.
A compound adjective (syn + kleronomos) designating someone who inherits alongside another. All four NT occurrences carry rich theological freight. In Romans 8:17, believers are 'co-heirs with Christ' — sharing in His glory if they share in His suffering. Ephesians 3:6 extends the concept to Gentiles who are co-heirs of the promise. Hebrews 11:9 applies it to the patriarchs who shared the same promise. First Peter 3:7 applies it domestically: husbands and wives as joint heirs of the grace of life. The multilingual unanimity (spa 'coherederos,' fra 'cohéritier,' deu 'Miterben') reflects the transparency of the compound.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A co-inheritor, one who participates jointly in an inheritance. The term always denotes shared reception of a divine gift or promise. In Rom 8:17, believers are co-heirs with Christ (synkleronomoi Christou), sharing both His suffering and His glory. Eph 3:6 marks the Gentiles' inclusion as 'fellow heirs' of the Abrahamic promise alongside Israel — a radical expansion. Heb 11:9 groups Isaac and Jacob as co-heirs of the same promise given to Abraham. 1 Pet 3:7 applies the concept within marriage, calling wives 'co-heirs of the grace of life.' The cross-linguistic glosses (spa 'coherederos,' fra 'cohéritier,' deu 'Miterben') all preserve the compound structure, reflecting how naturally the syn- prefix communicates shared participation. 4×
AR["شُرَكاءَ-في-الميراثِ", "شُرَكَاءُ-فِي-الإِرْثِ-مَعَ", "شُرَكَاءِ-المِيرَاث", "وارِثاتٍ-مَعَكُم"]·ben["সহ-উত্তরাধিকারী", "সহ-উত্তরাধিকারীদের", "সহউত্তরাধিকারী"]·DE["Miterben"]·EN["co-heirs", "fellow-heirs"]·FR["Miterben", "cohéritier"]·heb["יוֹרְשִׁים-יַחַד", "שֻׁתָּפֵי-נַחֲלָה", "שֻׁתָּפוֹת-לְנַחֲלָה"]·HI["सह-उत्तराधिकारी", "सह-वारिसों", "सह-विरसतदर", "सहवारिस"]·ID["ahli-waris-bersama", "ahli-waris-bersama,", "pewaris"]·IT["coerede", "sunklēronoma", "sunklēronomois", "sunklēronomōn"]·jav["ahli-ahli-waris-bebarengan", "sesami-ahli-waris,", "sesarengan-ahli-waris"]·KO["함께-상속자들,", "함께-상속자들이요", "함께-상속자들인", "함께-상속하는-자들이라"]·PT["co-herdeiras", "co-herdeiros", "co-herdeiros,"]·RU["же", "сонаследниками", "сонаследниками,", "сонаследницам"]·ES["a-coherederas", "coherederos"]·SW["warithi-pamoja", "warithi-wenza", "warithi-wenzao"]·TR["ortak-mirascilar", "ortak-mirasçıları", "ortak-mirasçılarına"]·urd["ساتھ-وارثوں", "شریک-وارث", "ہم-وارث", "ہم-وارثوں-کے"]
Related Senses
H5414 1. give, bestow (1855×)H3947 1. take, seize, grasp (Qal) (940×)G2192 1. possess / have (680×)G1325 1. give, bestow (336×)H5159 1. inherited land or property (170×)G2983 1. receive, obtain (134×)H3423 1. Qal: take possession of land (130×)G2983 2. take, take up (113×)G2398 1. one's own, belonging to oneself (91×)G3860 1. hand over, deliver to custody (78×)H7998 1. spoil, plunder, booty (74×)G1325 2. be given, be granted (70×)H5414 2. put, place, set (68×)H7999a 1. pay, repay, recompense (63×)H7069 1. Buy, purchase (59×)H1892 1. vanity, futility, absurdity (58×)H5159 2. heritage as covenant portion (52×)H6299 1. redeem or ransom (Qal active) (49×)H4376 1. Sell (Qal active) (47×)H1350a 1. Redeem, buy back (46×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
συγκληρονόμ-ος (paroxytone), ον, joint-heir, Χριστοῦ NT