Lexical Definition
δωρεάν dōreán (do-reh-an') freely G:ADV
accusative case of δωρεά as adverb
without a cause, freely, for naught, in vain.
- gratuitously (literally or figuratively)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| δωρεὰν | for naught | Gal.2.21 |
| freely | Matt.10.8 • Matt.10.8 • Rom.3.24 • 2Cor.11.7 | |
| without payment | 2Thess.3.8 | |
| δωρεάν | freely | Rev.21.6 • Rev.22.17 |
| without cause’ | John.15.25 |
Abbott-Smith
δωρεάν, v.s. δωρεά.
Liddell-Scott-Jones
Included with: δωρεάν-εά,
Ionic dialect δωρεάν-εή, ἡ: δωρεάνειά in earlier Attic Inscrr., [δωρεάνεά first in [prev. work] 22.1.68">Refs]:— gift, present, especially bounty (={δόσις ἀναπόδοτος} [δωρεάνεὰν διδόναι [prev. author] 6.130, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Prometheus Vinctus” 340 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; πορεῖν[δωρεάνεῖσθαι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 290c ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; δ. δέχεσθαι, λαμβάνειν, [δωρεάνεὰν 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 δωρεάνειᾶς 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 21.165 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; δωρεάνειὰν καὶ χάριν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of a legacy, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; δωρεάνεαί 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 δωρεάνεάν as adverb, as a free gift, freely, [LXX+5th c.BC+]; so κατὰ δωρεάνεάν [Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἐν δωρεάνεᾷ προσνεῖμαι [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; but γῆν (ἀμπελῶνα, etc.) ἐν δωρεάνεᾷ 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