Corban
κορβᾶνStrong’s G2878korban
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Korban is the Greek word usually translated “treasury” and “corban”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood.”
Meaning
Usually translated “treasury” and “corban”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- treasury 1
- corban 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
κορβᾶν korban · Corban
κορβάν (Rec., T, -βᾶν), indecl. (Heb. קׇרְבָּן), an offering, a gift offered to God: Mrk.7:11 (cf. κορβανᾶς).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “corban” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CORBAN, noun
[Latin G., a wicker basket.]
- In Jewish antiquity, an offering which had life; an animal offered to God; in opposition to the mincha, which was an offering without life.
- An alms-basket; a vessel to receive gifts of charity; a gift; an alms; a treasury of the church, where offerings are deposited.
- Among Mohammedans, a ceremony performed at the foot of mount Arrarat in Arabia, near Mecca.
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.