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δῶρον
dōron · Greek · Strong's G1435 · 19 occurrences
The KJV renders 19 different Hebrew and Greek words as “gift”
What it means
a present; specially, a sacrifice
How the KJV renders it
gift, offering
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 dōreá (G1431), merismós (G3311), dóma (G1390), dósis (G1394), cháris (G5485), 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)
“offering”
also renders prosphorá (G4376), ʼishshâh (H801), ʼashmâh (H819), habhâb (H1890), chaṭṭâʼâh (H2403), minchâh (H4503), nᵉdâbâh (H5071), qorbân (H7133), tôwdâh (H8426), tᵉnûwphâh (H8573)
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Where it appears
19 occurrences in the Greek text, first 17 verses shown.
Ephesians 2:8 · N-NSN
for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
Hebrews 5:1 · N-APN
For every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.
Hebrews 8:3 · N-APN
For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore it is necessary that this high priest also have something to offer.
Hebrews 8:4 · N-APN
For if he were on earth, he would not be a priest at all, seeing there are priests who offer the gifts according to the law,
Hebrews 9:9 · N-NPN
This is a symbol of the present age, where gifts and sacrifices are offered that are incapable, concerning the conscience, of making the worshiper perfect,
Hebrews 11:4 · N-DPN
By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God testifying with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks.
Luke 21:1 N-APNLuke 21:4 N-APNMatthew 2:11 N-APNMatthew 5:23 N-ASNMatthew 5:24 N-ASNMatthew 8:4 N-ASNMatthew 15:5 N-NSNMatthew 23:18 N-DSNMatthew 23:19 N-ASNMark 7:11 N-NSNRevelation 11:10 N-APN
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.