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κλῆρος
κλῆρος a lot; in Hom., each man marks his own lot, and they are thrown into a helmet, and the first which came out was the winning lot. a casting lots, drawing lots, Eur.; many officers at Athens obtained their offices by lot, as opp. to election (χειροτονία, αἵρεσις) , Xen., Arist.; cf. κύαμος II. an allotment of land assigned to citizens (cf. κληρουχία) , Hdt., Thuc., etc. any piece of land, a portion, farm, Hom., etc. in Eccl. the clergy, as opp. to the laity.

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lot, casting of lots, allotment
beetle destructive in bee-hives

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Headword:
κλῆρος
Headword (normalized):
κλῆρος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
κληρος
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κλῆρος a lot; in Hom., each man marks his own lot, and they are thrown into a helmet, and the first which came out was the winning lot. a casting lots, drawing lots, Eur.; many officers at Athens obtained their offices by lot, as opp. to election (χειροτονία, αἵρεσις) , Xen., Arist.; cf. κύαμος II. an allotment of land assigned to citizens (cf. κληρουχία) , Hdt., Thuc., etc. any piece of land, a portion, farm, Hom., etc. in Eccl. the clergy, as opp. to the laity.
IDX:
18076
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n18094
Key:
klh=ros1

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