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Gift

δόσιςStrong’s G1394

dosis

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Dosis is the Greek word usually translated “giving” and “act of giving”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.”
Philippians 4:15 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • of giving 1
  • act of giving 1

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

Where it's used most
  • Philippians 1
  • James 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

δόσις dosis · gift

δόσις, -εως, ἡ (δίδωμι) [in LXX for חֹק (Gen.47:22), (Pro.21:14 25:14), frequently in Sir. ;] 1. properly, the act of giving: Php.4:15. 2. Objectively, a gift: Jas.1:17.† SYN.: see: δόμα (AS)

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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

GIFT, noun

[from give.]

A present; any thing given or bestowed; any thing, the property of which is voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation; a donation. It is applicable to any thing movable or immovable.

  1. The act of giving or conferring.
  2. The right or power of giving or bestowing.
  3. An offering or oblation.“If thou bring thy gift to the altar” Matthew 5:23
  4. A reward.“Let thy gifts be to thyself” Daniel 5:17
All definitions and other forms of “gift”
  1. A bribe; any thing given to corrupt the judgment.“Neither take a gift; for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise” Deuteronomy 16:19
  2. Power; faculty; some quality or endowment conferred by the author of our nature; as the gift of wit; the gift of ridicule.

GIFT, verb transitive

To endow with any power or faculty.

    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.