Lexical Definition
δωρεά dōreá (do-reh-ah') free gift G:N-F
from δῶρον
gift.
- a gratuity
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| δωρεᾷ | gift | 2Cor.9.15 |
| δωρεᾶσ | gift | Rom.5.17 • Eph.4.7 • Heb.6.4 |
| δωρεὰν | gift | John.4.10 • Acts.2.38 • Acts.8.20 • Acts.11.17 • Eph.3.7 |
| δωρεὰ | gift | Acts.10.45 • Rom.5.15 |
| δωρεάσ | without charge | LXX.Dan.2.6 |
| δωρεάν | Job freely | LXX.Job.1.9 |
| freely | LXX.Exod.21.11 • LXX.1Kgs.2.31 • LXX.Ps.69.4 • LXX.Lam.3.52 | |
| gratuitously | LXX.Mal.1.10 | |
| nothing | LXX.Ezek.6.10 | |
| present | LXX.Dan.5.17 | |
| without a charge | LXX.2Sam.24.24 • LXX.Ps.35.19 | |
| without cause | LXX.Ps.35.7 | |
| without charge | LXX.Gen.29.15 • LXX.Exod.21.2 • LXX.Num.11.5 • LXX.1Sam.19.5 • LXX.1Sam.25.31 • LXX.1Chr.21.24 • LXX.Ps.109.3 • LXX.Ps.119.161 • LXX.Ps.120.7 • LXX.Isa.52.3 • LXX.Isa.52.5 | |
| without pay | LXX.Jer.22.13 |
Abbott-Smith
δωρεά, -ᾶς, ἡ (< δίδωμι), [in LXX chiefly (-άν) for חִנָּם, as Ge 29:15 ;]
a gift: Ac 11:17, Ro 5:15, He 6:4; δ. τ. θεοῦ, Jo 4:10, Ac 8:20; τ. Χριστοῦ, Eph 4:7; τ. πνεύματος, Ac 2:38 10:45; τ. δικαιοσύνης, Ro 5:17; τ. χάριτος, Eph 3:7; ἀνεκδιηγήτὶῳ δ., II Co 9:15. Acc, δωρεάν, adverbially (as freq. in LXX),
(a) freely, as a gift: Mt 10:8, Ro 3:24, II Co 11:7, II Th 3:8, Re 21:6 22:17;
(b) in vain, uselessly: Jo 15:25(LXX) Ga 2:21.†
SYN.: v.s. δόμα
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 29:15 |
| Matthew | 10:8 |
| John | 4:10 · 15:25 |
| Acts | 2:38 · 8:20 · 10:45 · 11:17 |
| Romans | 3:24 · 5:15 · 5:17 |
| 2 Corinthians | 9:15 · 11:7 |
| Galatians | 2:21 |
| Ephesians | 3:7 · 4:7 |
| 2 Thessalonians | 3:8 |
| Hebrews | 6:4 |
| Revelation | 21:6 · 22:17 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
δωρεά-εά,
Ionic dialect δωρεά-εή, ἡ: δωρεάειά in earlier Attic Inscrr., [δωρεάεά first in [prev. work] 22.1.68">Refs]:— gift, present, especially bounty (={δόσις ἀναπόδοτος} [δωρεάεὰν διδόναι [prev. author] 6.130, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 340 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; πορεῖν[δωρεάεῖσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 290c ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. δέχεσθαι, λαμβάνειν, [δωρεάεὰν ἀποδοῦναι 5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 5.34; δ. ἔχειν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1032, 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.312; ἐν χάριτος μέρει καὶ δωρεάειᾶς 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.165 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; δωρεάειὰν καὶ χάριν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a legacy, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; δωρεάεαί privileges and immunities, opposed to δῶρα, gifts in cash or kind, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__2 estate granted by a king, fief, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II accusative δωρεάεάν as adverb, as a free gift, freely, [LXX+5th c.BC+]; so κατὰ δωρεάεάν [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἐν δωρεάεᾷ προσνεῖμαι [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; but γῆν (ἀμπελῶνα, etc.) ἐν δωρεάεᾷ ἔχειν to hold land by a royal grant, PRev. Laws [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II.2 to no purpose, for naught, [NT]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Job.1.9 ☩ Gal.2.21