δωρεάdōreá
a gratuity
Greek (New Testament) · G1431
Meanings
a gift: Acts 11:17, Romans 5:15, Hebrews 6:4; δ. τ. θεοῦ, John 4:10, Acts 8:20; τ. Χριστοῦ, Ephesians 4:7; τ. πνεύματος, Acts 2:38, Acts 10:45; τ. δικαιοσύνης, Romans 5:17; τ. χάριτος, Ephesians 3:7; ἀνεκδιηγήτὶῳ δ., 2 Corinthians 9:15. Acc, δωρεάν, adverbially (as frequently in LXX)
(a) freely, as a gift: Matthew 10:8, Romans 3:24, 2 Corinthians 11:7, 2 Thessalonians 3:8, Revelation 21:6, Revelation 22:17
(b) in vain, uselessly: John 15:25(LXX) Galatians 2:21.
Synonyms
see δόμα
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 11 times in the Bible.
- John 4:10 Jesus replied, “If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.”
- Acts 2:38 Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 8:20 But Peter replied, “May your money be destroyed with you for thinking God’s gift can be bought!
- Acts 10:45 The Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles, too.
- Acts 11:17 And since God gave these Gentiles the same gift he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God’s way?”
- Romans 5:15 But there is a great difference between Adam’s sin and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.