Gift
χάρισμαStrong’s G5486charisma
Appears in 17 verses of the New Testament
In short
Charisma is the Greek word usually translated “gift”, “gifts” and “grace bestowed”. It appears in 17 verses of the New Testament.
“Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.”
Meaning
Usually translated “gift”, “gifts” and “grace bestowed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- gift 6
- gifts 6
- the gift 2
- of gifts 1
- grace bestowed 1
- a gift 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 7
- Romans 6
- 2 Corinthians 1
- 1 Timothy 1
- 2 Timothy 1
- 1 Peter 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Romans 1:11For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
- Romans 5:15But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
- Romans 5:16And 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 6:23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
- Romans 11:29For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
- Romans 12:6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
Greek dictionary
χάρισμα charisma · gift
χάρισμα, -τος, τό (χαρίζομαι) [in LXX: Sir.7:33 א (AB, χάρις) Sir.38:30 Bl (א AB2R, χρῖσμα) * ;] a gift of grace, a free gift, esp. of extraordinary operations of the Spirit in the Apostolic Church, but including all spiritual graces and endowments (Lft., Notes, 148 f.): Rom.1:11 5:15-16 6:23 11:29 12:6, 1Co.1:7 7:7 12:4 12:9 12:28 12:30-31, 2Co.1:11, 1Ti.4:14, 2Ti.1:6, 1Pe.4:10.† (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.
- The act of giving or conferring.
- The right or power of giving or bestowing.
- An offering or oblation.“If thou bring thy gift to the altar” Matthew 5:23
- A reward.“Let thy gifts be to thyself” Daniel 5:17
All definitions and other forms of “gift”
- 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
- 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.