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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - κορβᾶν
κορβᾶν
G2878
Transliteration: korbân
Pronunciation: kor-ban'
Definition: Corban
- Original: κορβᾶνκορβανᾶς - Transliteration: Korban - Phonetic: kor-ban'
- Definition:
1. a gift offered (or to be offered) to God
2. the sacred treasury
- Origin: of hebrew and Aramaic origin respectively H7133" class="dictionary-topic-link">H7133 - TDNT entry: 17:20,5 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Of hebrew and Chaldee origin respectively [H7133" class="dictionary-topic-link">H7133]; a votive offering and the offering; a consecrated present (to the temple fund); by extension (the latter term) the Treasury itself that is the room where the contribution boxes stood: - Corban treasury.