δωρεά
dōrea
free gift
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word δωρεά (dōrea) is defined as a "free gift." This term is categorized under the semantic domain of "Physical Action," suggesting that it involves a tangible or material aspect. The word appears 11 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in various contexts. The meaning of δωρεά is straightforward: it denotes something given without expectation of payment or reciprocity. This concept is likely to be associated with generosity, kindness, and selflessness. The range of usage for this word is broad, encompassing different situations where a gift is given without strings attached. The significance of δωρεά lies in its emphasis on the voluntary nature of the gift. It highlights the importance of giving without expecting anything in return, which can foster a sense of community, gratitude, and mutual support.
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Occurrences in Scripture
11 total occurrences across the text
Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”
Acts 2:38Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 8:20But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
Acts 10:45They of the circumcision who believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was also poured out on the Gentiles.
Acts 11:17If then God gave to them the same gift as us, when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?”
Romans 5:15But the free gift isn’t like the trespass. For if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God, and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.
Romans 5:17For if by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; so much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 9:15Now thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift!
Ephesians 3:7of which I was made a servant according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power.
Ephesians 4:7But to each one of us, the grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Hebrews 6:4For concerning those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Spirit,