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δώρημαStrong’s G1434

dōrēma

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

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

“And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.”
Romans 5:16 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • gift 2

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

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

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

δώρημα dōrēma · free gift

δώρημα, -τος, τό (δωρέω), [in LXX: Sir.31:18 (Sir.34:18)* ;] a gift, boon: Rom.5:16, 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.