Lexicon dórea: a gift Original Word: δωρεά, ᾶς, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: dórea Phonetic Spelling: (do-reh-ah') Short Definition: a free gift Definition: a (free) gift, a gift (without repayment). HELPS word-Studies 1431 dōreá (a feminine noun, derived from 1325 /dídōmi) – a gift, freely given and hence not acquired by merit or "entitlement." 1431 /dōreá (a feminine noun) expresses a brand of giving that highlights the beneficent desire of the giver. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom didómiDefinitiona gift NASB Translationfreely (1), gift (12), needlessly (1), without a cause (1), without charge (1), without cost (2), without paying (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 1431: δωρεάδωρεά, δωρεᾶς, ἡ ( δίδωμι); from (Aeschyh and) Herodotus down; a gift: John 4:10; Acts 8:20; Acts 11:17; Romans 5:15; 2 Corinthians 9:15; Hebrews 6:4; ἡ χάρις ἐδόθη κατά τό μέτρον τῆς δωρεᾶς τοῦ Χριστοῦ, according to the measure in which Christ gave it, Ephesians 4:7; with an epexegetical genitive of the thing given, viz. τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος, Acts 2:38; Acts 10:45; δικαιοσύνης, Romans 5:17 ( L WH Tr marginal reading brackets τῆς δωρεᾶς); τῆς χάριτος τοῦ Θεοῦ, Ephesians 3:7. The accusative δωρεάν (properly, as a gift, gift-wise (cf. Winers Grammar, 230 (216); Buttmann, 153 (134))) is used adverbially; the Sept. for חִנָּם; a. freely, for naught, gratis, gratuitously: Matthew 10:8; Romans 3:24; 2 Corinthians 11:7; 2 Thessalonians 3:8; Revelation 21:6; Revelation 22:17 (Polybius 18, 17, 7; Exodus 21:11; δωρεάν ἄνευ ἀργυρίου, Isaiah 52:3). b. by a usage of which as yet no example has been noted from Greek writings, without just cause, unnecessarily: John 15:25 (Psalm 68:5 (); Psalm 34:19 (); Galatians 2:21 (Job 1:9 (?); Psalm 34:7 () (where Symm. ἀναιτίως); so the Latingratuitus: Livy 2, 42gratuitus furor, Seneca, epistles 105, 3 (book xviii., epistle 2, § 3)odium aut est ex offensa ... aut gratuitum). (Synonym: see δόμα, at the end.)
Strong's gift. From doron; a gratuity -- gift. see GREEK doron |
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