What does δωρέομαι (dōréomai) mean in the Bible?
δωρέομαι (dōréomai) is a Greek word meaning "to bestow gratuitously".
Greek · G1433
δωρέομαι
To bestow gratuitously
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δωρέομαι G1433
Pronunciation dōréomai
What does δωρέομαι (dōréomai) mean in the Bible?
δωρέομαι (dōréomai) is a Greek word meaning "to bestow gratuitously".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1433?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include has given (1), he granted (1), He has given (1).
Where does δωρέομαι (dōréomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 15:45. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Peter (2), Mark (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 has given 1× 2 Peter 1:3
he granted 1× Mark 15:45
He has given 1× 2 Peter 1:4
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 15:45 ἐδωρήσατο to he granted Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 2 Peter 1:3 δεδωρημένης to has given Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Feminine Singular 2 Peter 1:4 δεδώρηται to He has given Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 15:45
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Mark 1 2 Peter 2
Source forms
δεδωρημένης 1x dedōrēmenēs 2 Peter 1:3
δεδώρηται 1x dedōrētai 2 Peter 1:4
ἐδωρήσατο 1x edōrēsato Mark 15:45
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular 1x Mark 15:45
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x 2 Peter 1:4
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Feminine Singular 1x 2 Peter 1:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to bestow gratuitously
Source Gloss
to bestow gratuitously
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 15:45 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative
ἐδωρήσατο edwrhsato
I give, grant, donate
Read verse 2 Peter 1:3 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Genitive Singular Feminine
δεδωρημένης, dedwrhmenhv
I give, grant, donate
Read verse 2 Peter 1:4 Verb Third Person Singular Perfect Middle or Passive Deponent Indicative
δεδώρηται, dedwrhtai
I give, grant, donate
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 3 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 2 aorist 1
Voice
middle 3
Mood
indicative 2 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
δωρέομαι 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