verb
dōromō
Strong’sG1433
I give, grant, donate
stem dōr-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
δωρέω, -ῶ
[in LXX: Ge 30:20 (זבד), Es 8:1, Pr 4:2 (נתן), Le 7:5 (15) (קׇרְבָּן), I Es 1:7 8:14, 55, Si 7:25 *;]
SYN.: δίδωμι, q.v.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1433 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddo-reh'-om-ahee
to bestow gratuitously
Frommiddle voice from G1435;
King Jamesgive.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future -ήσω Refs 8th c.BC+: aorist ἐδώρησα Refs 8th c.BC+:—give, present, δῶρον Refs 8th c.BC+ [same place]; present one with, θυσίαις Ἑρμᾶν Pi.[same place]:—passive, aorist δωρηθῆναι to be given or presented, Refs 5th c.BC+: in perfect passive, παρὰ θεῶν δῶρα ὑμῖν δεδώρηται Refs 5th c.BC+; and of persons, to be presented with a thing, χώρῃ Refs 5th c.BC+
II more frequently middle δωρέομαι, ῥεῖα θεὸς.. ἵππους δωρήσαιτ᾽ Refs 8th c.BC+; δωρέεσθαί τί τινι present a thing to one, Refs 5th c.BC+; also δ. τινά τινι present one with a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+; δ. τινά to make him presents, Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect, δεδώρηται Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 in present and imperfect also, offer, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| dōretaἐδωρήσατο | happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular | granted | 1× |
| dōrotēδεδώρηται | has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | given | 1× |
| dōrorēntauδεδωρημένης | has happened · of, belonging toperfect middle or passive participle genitive singular feminine | given | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dōromō | dōrome | dōromē | dōromelē |
| you 2nd person singular | dōrosō | dōrose | dōrosē | dōroselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dōrotō | dōrote | dōrotē1×δεδώρηται | dōrotelē |
| we 1st person plural | dōronō | dōrone | dōronē | dōronelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dōrovō | dōrove | dōrovē | dōrovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | dōrolō | dōrole | dōrolē | dōrolelē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dōremi | dōrema |
| you 2nd person singular | dōresi | dōresa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dōreti | dōreta1×ἐδωρήσατο |
| we 1st person plural | dōreni | dōrena |
| ye 2nd person plural | dōrevi | dōreva |
| they 3rd person plural | dōreli | dōrela |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dōromeiō | dōromeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | dōroseiō | dōroseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dōroteiō | dōroteiē |
| we 1st person plural | dōroneiō | dōroneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | dōroveiō | dōroveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | dōroleiō | dōroleiē |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dōremeia |
| you 2nd person singular | dōreseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dōreteia |
| we 1st person plural | dōreneia |
| ye 2nd person plural | dōreveia |
| they 3rd person plural | dōreleia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | dōrosōr | dōrosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dōrotōr | dōrotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | dōrovōr | dōrovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | dōrolōr | dōrolēr |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | dōresar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dōretar |
| ye 2nd person plural | dōrevar |
| they 3rd person plural | dōrelar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dōromoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | dōrosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dōrotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | dōronoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | dōrovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | dōroloiō |
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | dōremoia |
| you 2nd person singular | dōresoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | dōretoia |
| we 1st person plural | dōrenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | dōrevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | dōreloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | dōrorō | dōrorē | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | dōreri | dōrera |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | dōrorōntos | dōrorēntos1× | ||
| acts on or for itself middle voice | dōrerintos | dōrerantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
dōr 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
dōreta“granted”happened · he/she/itaorist middle indicative 3rd person singular1×
Mark 15:45kai gnōskarantos apo tou kenturiōnou dōreta tem ptōmem to Iōsēf.… confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
dōrotē“given”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Peter 1:4… teim timieim kai megotateim ni epangelmeim dōrotē, hina dia houteiu geneveia theiau koinōnois …Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises …
dōrorēntau“given”has happened · of, belonging toperfect middle or passive participle genitive singular feminine1×
2 Peter 1:3… autou teim pros zōan kai eusebeian dōrorēntau dia tau epignōsiau tou kalarantou nin …His divine power has given us everything we need for life …