Dōrea δωρεά

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Dōrea
δωρεά
Transliterationdōrea
Strong's numberG1431
LanguageGreek
Part of speechfeminine noun
Glossfree gift
Occurrences11 in 11 verses
Most frequent inActs (4)

Dōrea (Greek δωρεά, Strong's G1431) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “free gift”. It occurs 11 times in 11 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

δωρεά, -ᾶς, ἡ
(δίδωμι), [in LXX chiefly (-άν) for חִנָּם, as Gen.29:15 ;]
a gift: Act.11:17, Rom.5:15, Heb.6:4; δ. τ. θεοῦ, Jhn.4:10, Act.8:20; τ. Χριστοῦ, Eph.4:7; τ. πνεύματος, Act.2:38 10:45; τ. δικαιοσύνης, Rom.5:17; τ. χάριτος, Eph.3:7; ἀνεκδιηγήτὶῳ δ., 2Co.9:15. Acc, δωρεάν, adverbially (as frequently in LXX),
(a) freely, as a gift: Mat.10:8, Rom.3:24, 2Co.11:7, 2Th.3:8, Rev.21:6 22:17;
(b) in vain, uselessly: (Jhn.15:25 LXX) Gal.2:21.†
SYN.: see: δόμα (AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVgift (11), the (1)
BSBgift (11)

Verses

Every verse with Dōrea, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

John

Acts

Romans

2 Corinthians

Ephesians

Hebrews

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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