{"def":{"short":"a die (for drawing chances); by implication, a portion (as if so secured); by extension, an acquisition (especially a patrimony, figuratively)","long":["an object used in casting or drawing lots, which was either a pebble, or a potsherd, or a bit of wood",["the lots of several persons concerned, inscribed with their names, were thrown together into a vase, which was then shaken, and he whose lot fell out first upon the ground was the one chosen"],"what is obtained by lot, allotted portion",["a portion of the ministry common to the apostles","used of the part which one will have in eternal salvation",["of salvation itself","the eternal salvation which God has assigned to the saints"],"of persons",["those whose care and oversight has been assigned to one [allotted charge], used of Christian churches, the administration of which falls to the lot of presbyters"]]]},"deriv":"probably from G2806 (through the idea of using bits of wood, etc., for the purpose","pronun":{"ipa":"ˈkle.ros","ipa_mod":"ˈkle̞.rows","sbl":"klēros","dic":"KLAY-rose","dic_mod":"KLAY-rose"},"see":["G2806"]}