What does δόσις (dósis) mean in the Bible?
δόσις (dósis): Gift emphasizing the act or generosity of giving rather than the object itself.
Greek · G1394
δόσις
A giving; by implication, (concretely) a gift
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δόσιςG1394
Pronunciationdósis
What does δόσις (dósis) mean in the Bible?
δόσις (dósis): Gift emphasizing the act or generosity of giving rather than the object itself.
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How does the BSB render G1394?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include good (1), of giving (1).
Where does δόσις (dósis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Philippians 4:15. Its strongest book concentrations include James (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 Itgood1×James 1:17
of giving1×Philippians 4:15
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowPhilippians 4:15
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Philippians1James1
Source forms
δόσεως1xdoseōsPhilippians 4:15
δόσις1xdosisJames 1:17
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular1xPhilippians 4:15
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular1xJames 1:17
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Gift emphasizing the act or generosity of giving rather than the object itself.
Strong'sG1394
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms2 forms2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
a giving; by implication, (concretely) a gift
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Gift emphasizing the act or generosity of giving rather than the object itself.
(δίδωμι) [in LXX for חֹק (Gen.47:22), (Pro.21:14 25:14), frequently in Sir. ;]
1properly, the act of giving: Php.4:15.
2Objectively, a gift: Jas.1:17.
Synonymssee: δόμα
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Philippians 4:15Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
δόσεωςdosewv
a giving, gift.
Read verseJames 1:17Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
δόσιςdosiv
a giving, 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 patterns2Aligned forms2Case patternGenitive (1)Number patternSingular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineJas 1:171×
Genitive · Singular · FemininePhil 4:151×
Word Origins
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