To bring to
προσφέρωStrong’s G4374prospherō
Appears in 45 verses of the New Testament
In short
Prospherō is the Greek word usually translated “brought”, “do offer” and “were bringing”. It appears in 45 verses of the New Testament.
“And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.”
Meaning
Usually translated “brought”, “do offer” and “were bringing”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- they brought 4
- do offer 4
- they were bringing 3
- offering 3
- he may offer 3
- to offer 2
- are offered 2
- offered 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 18
- Matthew 15
- Luke 4
- Mark 3
- Acts 3
- John 2
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 4:24And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
- Matthew 5:23Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
- Matthew 5:24Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
- Matthew 8:4And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
- Matthew 8:16When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
- Matthew 9:2And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
Greek dictionary
προσφέρω prospherō · to bring to
προσ-φέρω [in LXX chiefly for קָרַב hi. ;] 1. to bring to, lead to: with accusative and dative of person(s), Mat.4:24 8:16 9:2, 32 14:35 17:16, Mrk.2:4 (WH, R, txt.; sc. αὐτόν) Mrk.10:13, Luk.18:15 23:14; pass., Mat.12:22 (act., WH, txt.) Mat.18:24 (προσήχθη, WH) Mat.19:13; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.25:20; id. with dative of person(s), Mat.22:19, Luk.23:36; τ. στόματι, Jhn.19:29; metaphorically, with dative of person(s), to deal with, Heb.12:7 (cl.). …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “offering” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OF'FERING, participle present
tense Presenting; proposing; sacrificing; bidding; presenting to the eye or mind.
All definitions and other forms of “offering”
OF'FERING, noun
That which is presented in divine service; an animal or a portion of bread or corn, or of gold and silver, or other valuable articles, presented to God as an atonement for sin, or as a return of thanks for his favors, or for other religious purpose; a sacrifice; an oblation. In the Mosaic economy, there were burnt-offerings, sin-offerings, peace-offerings, trespass-offerings, thank-offerings, wave-offerings, and wood-offerings. Pagan nations also present offerings to their deities. Christ by the offering of himself has superseded the use of all other offerings, having made atonement for all men.
- “When thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed -” Isaiah 53:10
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.