Lexicon
κατακληρονομέω
kataklēronomeō
G7853
G:V Greek

to allot

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katakleronomeo describes assigning land to a people after the nations in it were destroyed.

The attested use describes the assigning of the land of Canaan to “them” after seven nations were destroyed.

Senses in use

  1. Assigning land after conquest · dominant

    In Acts 13:19, the aorist active indicative form occurs after the destruction of seven nations in Canaan; the APB renders the resulting action, “he allotted their land to them.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 13:19, the APB presents the action as “he allotted their land to them.” This wording confirms the clause's overall allocation of land rather than isolating every element of the Greek form.

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