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δωρεά
dōreá · Greek · Strong's G1431 · 11 occurrences
The KJV renders 19 different Hebrew and Greek words as “gift”
What it means
a gratuity
from G1435 (δῶρον);
How the KJV renders it
gift
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“gift”
also renders merismós (G3311), dóma (G1390), dósis (G1394), cháris (G5485), dōron (G1435), chárisma (G5486), dṓrēma (G1434), ʼeshkâr (H814), minchâh (H4503), masʼêth (H4864), mattân (H4976), mattᵉnâʼ (H4978), mattânâh (H4979), mattâth (H4991), nâdân (H5083), nissêʼth (H5379), shachad (H7810), tᵉrûwmâh (H8641)
Questions this word decides
- Is baptism required for salvation?
- What does 1 Peter 3:21 mean ('baptism now saves you')?
- What does John 3:5 mean ('born of water and Spirit')?
- Can a Christian lose their salvation?
- Is speaking in tongues for today?
- Is repentance required for salvation, or is belief alone enough?
Where it appears
11 occurrences in the Greek text.
2 Corinthians 9:15 N-DSFActs 2:38 N-ASFActs 8:20 N-ASFActs 10:45 N-NSFActs 11:17 N-ASFEphesians 3:7 N-ASFEphesians 4:7 N-GSFHebrews 6:4 N-GSFJohn 4:10 N-ASFRomans 5:15 N-NSFRomans 5:17 N-GSF
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.