κλῆρος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κλᾶρος (klâros) Doric

Etymology

Uncertain:

Noun

κλῆρος • (klêros) m (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

Derived terms

Descendants

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

References

  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

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