What does δόμα (dóma) mean in the Bible?
δόμα (dóma) is a Greek word meaning "a present".
Greek · G1390
δόμα
A present
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δόμα G1390
Pronunciation dóma
What does δόμα (dóma) mean in the Bible?
δόμα (dóma) is a Greek word meaning "a present".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1390?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include gifts (3), gift (1).
Where does δόμα (dóma) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 7:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Ephesians (1), Luke (1), Matthew (1), Philippians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It gifts 3× Matthew 7:11, Luke 11:13, Ephesians 4:8
gift 1× Philippians 4:17
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 7:11
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Luke 1 Ephesians 1 Philippians 1
Source forms
δόματα 3x domata Matthew 7:11, Luke 11:13, Ephesians 4:8
δόμα 1x doma Philippians 4:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural 3x Matthew 7:11, Luke 11:13, Ephesians 4:8
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Philippians 4:17
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a present
Strong's G1390
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
a present
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 7:11 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
δόματα domata
a gift
Read verse Luke 11:13 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
δόματα domata
a gift
Read verse Ephesians 4:8 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
δόματα domata
a gift
Read verse Philippians 4:17 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
δόμα, doma
a gift
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Accusative (4) Number pattern Plural (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 7:11 · Luke 11:13 · Eph 4:8 3×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Phil 4:17 1×
Word Origins
δόμα is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain