What does δόσις · λῆμψις mean in the Bible?
δόσις · λῆμψις is a Greek phrase meaning "giving and receiving, financial partnership language".
Greek · G1394, G3028
δόσεως καὶ λήμψεως
A giving; by implication, (concretely) a gift · receipt (the act)
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δόσις G1394 a giving; by implication, (concretely) a gift
Pronunciation dósis
Gift emphasizing the act or generosity of giving rather than the object itself.
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λῆμψις G3028 receipt (the act)
Pronunciation lēmpsis
The concrete act of receiving, emphasizing actual receipt rather than mere willingness or capacity to receive
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What does δόσεως καὶ λήμψεως (doseōs kai lēmpseōs) mean in the Bible?
δόσις · λῆμψις is a Greek phrase meaning "giving and receiving, financial partnership language".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1394, G3028?
G1394, G3028 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. giving and receiving, financial partnership language
Source Gloss
giving and receiving, financial partnership language
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 2 Case pattern Genitive (1) Number pattern Singular (2)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Jas 1:17 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Phil 4:15 1×
Word Origins
δόσεως καὶ λήμψεως is built from this root:
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