noun · feminine
dōreas
Greekδωρεά (dōrea)
Strong’sG1431
a free gift
stem dōre-11 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
δωρεά, -ᾶς, ἡ
(< δίδωμι), [in LXX chiefly (-άν) for חִנָּם, as Ge 29:15;]
SYN.: v.s. δόμα
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1431 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddo-reh-ah'
a gratuity
Fromfrom G1435;
King Jamesgift.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | dōreas2×δωρεὰ | dōreais |
| object accusative | dōrean5×δωρεὰν | dōreain |
| direct address vocative | dōrear | dōreair |
| of, belonging to genitive | dōreau3×δωρεᾶς | dōreaiu |
| to, for dative | dōrea1×δωρεᾷ | dōreai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
dōrea is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
dōreas“gift”subjectnominative singular2×
Acts 10:45“gift”kai existanala tois ek peritomau pistois hosois sunerchala to Petro, hoti kai epi teim ethneim tas dōreas teu hagieu pneumeu ekchitē;All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.
Romans 5:15“gift”Alla ouk hōs tem paraptōmem, houtōs kai tem charismem; ei gar te tou henou paraptōme tois pollois apothnēskala, polle mallon tas charias tou theou kai tas dōreas en charia ta tou henou anthrōpou Iēsu Christou eis toin polloin perisseuata.But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many!
dōrean“gift”objectaccusative singular5×
John 4:10“gift”apokrinita Iēsus kai legata auta; Ei oidaselē tan dōrean tou theou kai tinos atō tos legarōtos si; Dōasar mi pinara, sis an aitasa auton kai dōata an si hudōrem zōarōtem.Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
Acts 2:38“gift”Petros de pros autoin; Metanoavar, kai baptizitar hekastos vu epi te onome Iēsu Christou eis afesian taiu hamartaiu vu, kai lambevi tan dōrean teu hagieu pneumeu;Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 8:20“gift”Petros de legata pros auton; Tem arguriem su sun si atoiō eis apōleian hoti tan dōrean tou theou nomizasa dia chrēmeiu kterō.But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
Acts 11:17“gift”ei oun tan isan dōrean dōata autoi tos theos hōs kai ni pisteuaratoi epi ton kurion Iēsun Christon, mis tinos eme dunatos kōluara ton theon?So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?”
Ephesians 3:7“gift”heu ginima diakonos kata tan dōrean tau chariau tou theou tau dōiratau mi kata tan energeian tau dunamiau autouI became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.
dōreau“gift”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Romans 5:17“gift”ei gar te tou henou paraptōme tos thanatos basilata dia tou henou, polle mallon tois tan perisseian tau chariau kai tau dōreau tau dikaiosunau lambarōtois en zōa basilali dia tou henou Iēsu Christou.For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
Ephesians 4:7“gift”Heno de hekasto nu dōita tas charias kata tem metrem tau dōreau tou Christou.Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Hebrews 6:4“gift”Adunatem gar toin hapax fōtiziratoin geueratoin tē tau dōreau tau epouranau kai metochoin giniratoin pneumeu hagieuIt is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,
dōrea“gift”to, fordative singular1×
2 Corinthians 9:15“gift”charias to theo epi ta anekdiēgēta autou dōrea.Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!