κλῆρος

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Of disputed origin:

Noun

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κλῆρος (klêrosm (genitive κλήρου); second declension (Epic, Attic, Ionic, Koine)

  1. a lot
  2. that which is assigned by lot, an allotment
  3. a farm
  4. an inheritance
  5. the clergy

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: κλήρος (klíros)
  • Latin: clērus (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*klāro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 206–207
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κλῆρος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 715

Further reading

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