adverb
dōreōs
Greekδωρεάν (dōrean)
Strong’sG1432
as a free gift, without payment, freely
stem dōrean-9 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
δωρεάν, v.s. δωρεά.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1432 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddo-reh-an'
gratuitously (literally or figuratively)
Fromaccusative case of G1431 as adverb;
King Jameswithout a cause, freely, for naught, in vain.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
dōreōs9×
Matthew 10:8“freely”asthenarōtoin therapeuavōr, nekroin egeiravōr, leproin katharizavōr, daimoneim ekballavōr; dōreōs lambava, dōreōs dōavar.Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
Matthew 10:8“freely”asthenarōtoin therapeuavōr, nekroin egeiravōr, leproin katharizavōr, daimoneim ekballavōr; dōreōs lambava, dōreōs dōavar.Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
John 15:25“without a cause”alla hina plēriteia tos logos tos en to nomo autoiu grafirētos hoti Misala min dōreōs.But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’
Romans 3:24“freely”dikaiirōtois dōreōs ta autou charia dia tau apolutrōsiau tau en Christo Iēso;and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
2 Corinthians 11:7“free of charge”Ē hamartan poiama miauton tapeinarōtos hina vis hupsiveia, hoti dōreōs tem tou theou euangeliem euangelizema vi?Was it a sin for me to humble myself in order to exalt you, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?
Galatians 2:21“for nothing”ouk athetamō tan charian tou theou; ei gar dia nomou dikaiosunas, ara Christos dōreōs apothnēskata.I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.
2 Thessalonians 3:8“without paying”oude dōreōs arton esthiana para tinou, alla en kopo kai mochtho nuxau kai hēmerau ergazerōtois pros tem mē epibarara tinon vu;nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
Revelation 21:6“freely”kai legata mi; Ginalē. mis tem Alfa kai tem Ō, tas archas kai tem telem. mis to dipsarōto dōami ek tau pēgau teu hudōreu tau zōau dōreōs.And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.
Revelation 22:17“freely”kai tem pneumem kai tas numfas legalō; Erchesōr; kai tos akouarōtos legatar; Erchesōr; kai tos dipsarōtos erchetōr, tos thelarōtos lambatar hudōrem zōau dōreōs.The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.