noun · neuter
dōrem
Strong’sG1435
a gift, present
stem dōr-19 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books4 of 6 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
A δῶρον is a gift or present 124, given by one person to another 3 or, especially, offered as a sacrifice or offering to God 123. In the Bible it covers ordinary gifts and presents as well as gifts and sacrifices brought to God, including the phrase "the gift of God" used of something given by God 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
δῶρον, -ου, τό
(< δίδωμι), [in LXX chiefly for קׇרְבָּן, also for מִנְחָה, etc.;]
SYN.: s.v. δόμα.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1435 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddo'-ron
a present; specially, a sacrifice
King Jamesgift, offering.
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
(δίδωμι) gift, present, gift of honour, ἀγλαὰ δ. Refs 8th c.BC+; votive gift or offering to a god, φέρε δῶρον Ἀθήνῃ LXX+NT+4th c.BC+; ποῦ μοι τὰ.. δ. κἀκροθίνι; Refs; δῶρά τινος the gifts of, i. e. given by, him, θεῶν ἐρικυδέα δ. Refs 8th c.BC+; δῶρ᾽ Ἀφροδίτης, i.e. personal charms, Refs 8th c.BC+; δ. τῶν Μουσῶν καὶ Ἀπόλλωνος, of μουσική, Refs 5th c.BC+ with genitive _of things_, ὕπνου δ. the blessing of sleep, Refs 8th c.BC+; δῶρα presents given as tribute, Refs; δῶρον τοῦ ποταμοῦ, of the land of Egypt, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 δῶρα presents, as retaining fees or bribes, Refs 4th c.BC+, etc. (the usual sense of the word in Attic dialect Oratt.): hence in _Attic dialect_ law, δώρων γραφή an indictment for being bribed, Refs 4th c.BC+; δώρων κριθῆναι to be tried for taking bribes, Refs 5th c.BC+; δώρων ἑλεῖν τινα to convict him of taking bribes, Refs 5th c.BC+; δ. ὀφλεῖν to be found guilty of taking bribes, Refs 5th c.BC+
3 in plural, good qualities, talents, τὰ βασιλέως δ. Refs 4th c.AD+
II front part of palm, Refs 2nd c.AD+
II.2 hand's breadth, palm, as a measure of length, Refs 2nd c.BC+; compare δεκάδωρος.
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
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | dōrem4×Δῶρον | dōreim1×δῶρά |
| of, belonging to genitive | dōreu | dōreiu |
| to, for dative | dōre1×δώρῳ | dōrei1×δώροις |
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
dōre 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.
19 occurrences, every one of them listed
dōrem“gift”subject or objectdirect singular4×
Matthew 15:5… legateia to patro ē ta mētēra; Dōrem hem ean ek mu ōfeliseia,… have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’
Matthew 23:19tufloir, tinem gar megoterem, tem dōrem ē tem thusiastēriem tem hagiazarōntem tem …… blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it …
Mark 7:11… ē ta mētēra; Korban, hem atō Dōrem, hem ean ek mu ōfeliseia,… me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God ),
Ephesians 2:8… houtem ouk ek vu, theou tem dōrem;… not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
dōre“gift”to, fordative singular1×
Matthew 23:18… hos de an omnuateia en te dōre te epanō auteu ofeilatō.… but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by …
dōreim“gifts”subject or objectdirect plural1×
Hebrews 9:9… ton kairon ton enstēarēnton, kata han dōreim tē kai thusiais prosferolō mē dunorōntais …… for the present time, because the gifts and sacrifices being offered were unable …
dōrei“gifts”to, fordative plural1×
Hebrews 11:4… marturita arō dikaios, marturarōntou epi tei dōrei autou tou theou, kai dia autau …… when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks …
dōreim7×
Matthew 2:11… anoigarantois toin thēsauroin autoiu prosferala auto dōreim, chruson kai libanon kai smurnan.… their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.
Luke 21:1… toin balarōntoin eis tem gazofulakiem teim dōreim autoiu plousioin.… and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,
Luke 21:4“offering”… teu perisseuarōnteu autoi balala eis teim dōreim, houtas de ek teu husterēmeu autau …… out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she …
Hebrews 5:1… teim pros ton theon, hina prosferateiō dōreim tē kai thusiain huper hamartaiu,… matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
Hebrews 8:3pantos gar archierevos eis tem prosferarō dōreim tē kai thusiain katastēotō; hothen anankaiem …… priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, it was necessary for …
Hebrews 8:4… arōntoiu toiu prosferarōntoiu kata nomon teim dōreim;… there are already priests who offer gifts according to the law.
Revelation 11:10… chairalō epi autoi kai eufranolō, kai dōreim pempali allēloi, hoti houtois tois duo …… and celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented …
dōrem5×
Matthew 5:23ean oun prosferaseiō tem dōrem su epi tem thusiastēriem kakei mimnēskiseia …So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember …
Matthew 5:24afiēkasar ekei tem dōrem su emprosthen teu thusiastērieu kai hupagasōr …leave your gift there before the altar. First go …
Matthew 5:24… su, kai tote ercharantos prosferasōr tem dōrem su.… brother; then come and offer your gift.
Matthew 8:4… deikasar to hierevo, kai prosferasar tem dōrem hem prostassata Mōusos eis marturiem autoi.… to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony …
Matthew 23:19“gift”… ē tem thusiastēriem tem hagiazarōntem tem dōrem?… the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?