χάρισμαchárisma
a (divine) gratuity, i.e. deliverance (from danger or passion); (specially), a (spiritual) endowment, i.e. (subjectively) religious qualification, or (objectively) miraculous faculty
Greek (New Testament) · G5486
Meanings
a gift of grace, a free gift, especially of extraordinary operations of the Spirit in the Apostolic Church, but including all spiritual graces and endowments: Romans 1:11, Romans 5:15-16, Romans 6:23, Romans 11:29, Romans 12:6, 1 Corinthians 1:7, 1 Corinthians 7:7, 1 Corinthians 12:4, 1 Corinthians 12:9, 1 Corinthians 12:28, 1 Corinthians 12:30-31, 2 Corinthians 1:11, 1 Timothy 4:14, 2 Timothy 1:6, 1 Peter 4:10.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 17 times in the Bible.
- Romans 1:11 For I long to visit you so I can bring you some spiritual gift that will help you grow strong in the Lord.
- 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.
- Romans 5:16 And the result of God’s gracious gift is very different from the result of that one man’s sin. For Adam’s sin led to condemnation, but God’s free gift leads to our being made right with God, even though we are guilty of many sins.
- Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
- Romans 11:29 For God’s gifts and his call can never be withdrawn.
- Romans 12:6 In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.