Strong G1435δῶρον

gift

Transliteration
dōron
Pronunciation
do'-ron
Morphology
Greek Noun Neuter

Definition

A present; specifically a sacrifice: - gift offering.

Detailed definition

δῶρον, -ου, τό
(δίδωμι), [in LXX chiefly for קׇרְבָּן, also for מִנְחָה, etc.;]
a gift, present: Mat.2:11, Rev.11:10; of gifts and sacrifices to God, Mat.5:23-24 8:4 15:5 23:18-19, Mrk.7:11, Luk.21:1, 4, Heb.5:1 8:3-4 9:9 11:4; δ. θεοῦ, Eph.2:8.†
SYN.: see word δόμα (AS)

In the Bible

Strong G1435 appears in 17 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • gift16
  • offering1

First verses

  1. Matthew 2:11
    And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
  2. Matthew 5:23
    Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
  3. Matthew 5:24
    Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
  4. Matthew 8:4
    And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
  5. Matthew 15:5
    But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
  6. Matthew 23:18
    And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
  7. Matthew 23:19
    Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
  8. Mark 7:11
    But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
  9. Luke 21:1
    And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
  10. Luke 21:4
    For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
  11. Ephesians 2:8
    For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
  12. Hebrews 5:1
    For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:
  13. Hebrews 8:3
    For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.
  14. Hebrews 8:4
    For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:
  15. Hebrews 9:9
    Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;
  16. Hebrews 11:4
    By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
  17. Revelation 11:10
    And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
δῶρον, τό,
(δίδωμι) gift, present, gift of honour, ἀγλαὰ δ. [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.213, etc.)]; votive gift or offering to a god, φέρε δῶρον Ἀθήνῃ [LXX+NT+4th c.BC+ (6.293, cf. LXX.Gen.4.4, NT.Mark.7.11; βωμοὶ δώροισι φλέγονται 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 91)]; ποῦ μοι τὰ.. δ. κἀκροθίνι; [Refs ([prev. author] “fragment” 184)]; δῶρά τινος the gifts of, i. e. given by, him, θεῶν ἐρικυδέα δ. [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 20.265, compare 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 18.142)]; δῶρ᾽ Ἀφροδίτης, i.e. personal charms, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 3.54, 64; δ. Κύπριδος 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Helena” 363 (Lyric poetry))]; δ. τῶν Μουσῶν καὶ Ἀπόλλωνος, of μουσική, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 796e:)] with genitive _of things_, ὕπνου δ. the blessing of sleep, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 7.482)]; δῶρα presents given as tribute, [Refs (17.225)]; δῶρον τοῦ ποταμοῦ, of the land of Egypt, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.5.)]
2 δῶρα presents, as retaining fees or bribes, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.109, Jusj.[prev. work] 24.150, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ἀθηναίων Πολιτεία” 55.5, “SIG” 953.7 (from Calymna))], etc. (the usual sense of the word in Attic dialect Oratt.): hence in _Attic dialect_ law, δώρων γραφή an indictment for being bribed, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.232, etc., compare 1st-2nd c.AD: Harpocratio Grammaticus)]; δώρων κριθῆναι to be tried for taking bribes, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 27.3)]; δώρων ἑλεῖν τινα to convict him of taking bribes, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 591)]; δ. ὀφλεῖν to be found guilty of taking bribes, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.74; δώρων δίωξις 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Pericles” 32.)]
3 in plural, good qualities, talents, τὰ βασιλέως δ. [Refs 4th c.AD+ (4th c.AD: Libanius Sophista “Epistulae” 19.)]
II front part of palm, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 2.144.)]
II.2 hand's breadth, palm, as a measure of length, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Nicander Epicus “Theriaca” 398, 1st c.BC: Vitruvius Scriptor de Architectura Latinus 2.3.3, “Milet.” 7.57 (from Didyma))]; compare δεκάδωρος.