noun · feminine
prosforas
Greekπροσφορά (prosfora)
Strong’sG4376
an offering, sacrifice
stem prosfor-9 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
προσ-φορά, -ᾶς, ἡ
(< προσφέρω), [in LXX: III Ki 7:48 (פָּנִים) Ps 39 (40):6 (מִנְחָה), I Es 5:52, Si 14:11, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4376 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpros-for-ah'
presentation; concretely, an oblation (bloodless) or sacrifice
Fromfrom G4374;
King Jamesoffering (up).
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 | prosforas3×προσφορὰ | prosforais |
| object accusative | prosforan2×προσφορὰν | prosforain2×προσφοράς |
| direct address vocative | prosforar | prosforair |
| of, belonging to genitive | prosforau1×προσφορᾶς | prosforaiu |
| to, for dative | prosfora1×προσφορᾷ | prosforai |
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
prosfora 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
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
prosforas“offering”subjectnominative singular3×
Acts 21:26“offering”tote tos Paulos paralambaratos toin anēroin ta echerōta hēmera sun autoi hagniziratos eiseiate eis tem hierem, diangellarōtos tan ekplērōsian taiu hēmeraiu tou hagnismou heōs hou prosferita huper henou hekastou autoiu tas prosforas.So the next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he entered the temple to give notice of the date when their purification would be complete and the offering would be made for each of them.
Romans 15:16“offering”eis tem arō min leitourgon Christou Iēsu eis teim ethneim, hierourgarōton tem euangeliem tou theou, hina gineteia tas prosforas teiu ethneiu euprosdektas, hagiazirētas en pneume hagie.to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
Hebrews 10:18“offering”hopou de afesias houtaiu, ouketi prosforas peri hamartau.And where these have been forgiven, an offering for sin is no longer needed.
prosforan“offering”objectaccusative singular2×
Ephesians 5:2“offering”kai peripatavōr en agapa, kathōs kai tos Christos agapata nin kai paradōata heauton huper nu prosforan kai thusian to theo eis osman euōdiau.and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
Hebrews 10:5“offering”dio eisercherōtos eis ton kosmon legatō; Thusian kai prosforan ouk thelasa, sōmem de katartizesa mi;Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.
prosforau“offering”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Hebrews 10:10“offering”en he thelēme hagiazirētois anō dia tau prosforau teu sōmeu Iēsu Christou efapax.And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
prosfora“offering”to, fordative singular1×
Hebrews 10:14“offering”hena gar prosfora teleiatē eis tem diēnekem toin hagiazirōtoin.because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.
prosforain“offerings”objectaccusative plural2×
Acts 24:17“offerings”dia eteiu de pollotereiu eleēmosunain poiaritos eis tem ethnem mu paraginema kai prosforain,After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.
Hebrews 10:8“offerings”anōterem legarōtos hoti Thusiain kai prosforain kai holokautōmeim kai peri hamartau ouk thelasa oude eudokasa, hotinais kata nomon prosferilō,In the passage above He says, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not desire, nor did You delight in them” (although they are offered according to the law).