Sugkleronomos describes people who share in an inheritance or promised benefit with others.

Across the four verses, the term marks persons joined with others in receiving the same inheritance, promise, or grace: Gentiles share in the promise, Isaac and Jacob share the promise, believers share with Christ, and wives are named with husbands in the grace of life.

1. Sharing a promised inheritance or benefit · dominant

   In Ephesians 3:6, the accusative plural neuter form occurs in the statement that Gentiles are included with others in the promise; the APB renders the clause “the Gentiles are co-heirs, members of the same body, and sharers in the promise.” In Hebrews 11:9, Romans 8:17, and 1 Peter 3:7, the plural forms likewise identify Isaac and Jacob, children of God, and wives respectively as sharing what is named in the clause: the promise, Christ’s inheritance, or “the grace of life.”

   Ephesians 3:6Hebrews 11:9Romans 8:171 Peter 3:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “co-heirs” in Ephesians 3:6, Romans 8:17, and 1 Peter 3:7, while Hebrews 11:9 has “fellow heirs.” These renderings present shared receipt of what the surrounding clauses name.