Greek

Prize

βραβεῖονStrong’s G1017

brabeion

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Brabeion is the Greek word usually translated “prize”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.”

Meaning

Usually translated “prize”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture

Greek dictionary

βραβεῖον brabeion · prize

βραβεῖον, -ου, τό (βραβεύς, an umpire), a prize in the games: 1Co.9:24; metaphorically, of the Christian's reward, Php.3:14.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “prize” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

PRIZE, noun

That which is taken from an enemy in war; any species of goods or property seized by force as spoil or plunder; or that which is taken in combat, particularly a ship.
That which is taken from another; that which is deemed a valuable acquisition.
That which is obtained or offered as the reward of contest.
The reward gained by any performance.

All definitions and other forms of “prize”

PRIZE, verb transitive

[Latin pretium.]

To set or estimate the value of; to rate; as, to prize the goods specified in an invoice.
To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to esteem.
To raise with a lever. [See Pry.]

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.