STRONGS G1432:
δωρεάν, see δωρεά.
Related entry:
δωρεά,
-ᾶς,
ἡ, (
δίδωμι); from [Aeschylus and] Herodotus down;
a gift:
John 4:10;
Acts 8:20;
Acts 11:17;
Romans 5:15;
2 Corinthians 9:15;
Hebrews 6:4;
ἡ χάρις ἐδόθη κατὰ τὸ μέτρον τῆς δωρεᾶς τοῦ Χριστοῦ, according to the measure in which Christ gave it,
Ephesians 4:7; with an epexegetical genitive of the thing given, viz.
τοῦ ἁγίου πνεύματος,
Acts 2:38;
Acts 10:45;
δικαιοσύνης,
Romans 5:17 [L WH Tr marginal reading brackets
τ.
δωρ.];
τῆς χάριτος τοῦ θεοῦ,
Ephesians 3:7. The accusative
δωρεάν (properly,
as a gift, gift-wise [cf. Winers Grammar, 230 (216); Buttmann, 153 (134)]) is used adverbially;
Sept. for
חִנָּם;
a. freely, for naught, gratis, gratuitously:
Matthew 10:8;
Romans 3:24;
2 Corinthians 11:7;
2 Thessalonians 3:8;
Revelation 21:6;
Revelation 22:17, (Polybius 18, 17, 7;
Exodus 21:11;
δωρεὰν ἄνευ ἀργυρίου,
Isaiah 52:3).
b. by a usage of which as yet no example has been noted from Greek writings,
without just cause, unnecessarily:
John 15:25 (
Psalm 68:5 (
Ps. 69:5);
Psalm 34:19 (
Ps. 35:19);
Galatians 2:21 (
Job 1:9 [?];
Psalm 34:7 (
Ps. 35:7) [where
Symm. ἀναιτίως]; so the Latin
gratuitus: Livy 2, 42
gratuitus furor, Seneca, epistles 105, 3 [book 18, epistle 2 § 3]
odium aut est ex offensa... aut gratuitum).
[
Synonym: see
δόμα, at the end.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Exodus
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21:11
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Job
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1:9
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Psalms
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34:7; 34:19; 35:7; 35:19; 68:5; 69:5
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Isaiah
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52:3
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Matthew
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10:8
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John
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4:10; 15:25
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Acts
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2:38; 8:20; 10:45; 11:17
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Romans
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3:24; 5:15; 5:17
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2 Corinthians
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9:15; 11:7
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Galatians
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2:21
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Ephesians
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3:7; 4:7
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2 Thessalonians
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3:8
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Hebrews
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6:4
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Revelation
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21:6; 22:17