Dictionary entry

κληρονόμος

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

κληρο-νόμος, -ου, ὁ

(< κλῆρος, νέμομαι, to possess), [in LXX: Jg 18:7, II Ki 14:7, Mi 1:15, Je 8:10 (יוֹרֵשׁ), Si 23:22*;]

1. (as in cl.) an heir: Mt 21:38, Mk 12:7, Lk 20:14, Ga 4:1; of those who as sons of God inherit the privileges of the Messianic Kingdom; of Christ himself, He 1:2; of Abraham, Ro 4:13, 14; of Christians, Ro 8:17, Ga 3:29, Tit 3:7, Ja 2:5.

2. (As in LXX: Jg 18:7, Mi 1:15, Je 8:10) a possessor: He 6:1711:7 (Cremer, 359 f.).†